PORTLAND — The Diocese of Portland has announced that it has signed a management services contract with Catholic Management Services (CMS), a nonprofit organization specializing in providing strategic business planning and professional services to revitalize cemetery operations. The diocese owns and operates two diocesan cemeteries, St. Peter’s Cemetery in Lewiston and Calvary Cemetery in South […]
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Young people invited to take part in Vatican vision survey
PORTLAND — Pope Francis has announced that a Synod of Bishops, with the theme “Youth, Faith, and Vocational Discernment,” will be held in October of 2018. A synod is an assembly of bishops from around the world who assist the Holy Father by providing counsel on important questions facing the Church. To involve them in […]
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Eucharistic processions, parish celebrations, planned for Feast of Corpus Christi
LEWISTON — In honor of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (also known as the Feast of Corpus Christi), parishes around the Diocese of Portland have planned celebrations, Eucharistic processions, and special events for the week of June 18. The Feast of Corpus Christi (translated from Latin to “Body of […]
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New priest appointed to local parishes
PORTLAND — Bishop Robert P. Deeley has announced that the Rev. Edward R. Clifford has been appointed pastor of St. Joseph Parish (St. Joseph Church, Bridgton; St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Fryeburg) and St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish (St. Catherine of Sienna Church, Norway; Our Lady of Ransom Church, Mechanic Falls; St. Mary Church, Oxford) […]
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St. Dom sixth graders on Lenten ‘drive’ to bring smiles to patients at Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital
LEWISTON — From rattles for infants to books and DVDs for teenagers, the pile of toys continues to grow at Saint Dominic Academy’s Lewiston campus, thanks to the kindness and commitment of the school’s sixth-grade class. The students are conducting a Lenten toy drive to provide comfort and warmth to patients at Barbara Bush Children’s […]
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Bishop Deeley names March 3 as Day of Prayer and Penance
PORTLAND — Bishop Robert P. Deeley has designated Friday, March 3, as a diocesan-wide Day of Prayer and Penance to seek forgiveness for past harm while offering prayers for the healing of victims and survivors of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. The day will also reaffirm the Diocese of Portland’s continuing pledge to provide […]
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Diocese of Portland agrees to sell Drouin Field to city of Lewiston
The sale awaits final approval by the city’s planning board and the Lewiston School Committee. Superintendent Bill Webster said School Committee approval could happen soon. The purchase price is $270,000, the appraised value of the land, Webster said. The land, which is now known as Drouin Field, is behind the Colisee, on the corner of […]
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Catholic churches holding collections to help typhoon victims
PORTLAND — Maine Catholic churches will hold special collections to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines on Saturday. During all Masses this weekend, special prayers for the typhoon victims, their families and the relief efforts will be offered, Bishop Richard J. Malone, apostolic administrator for the Diocese of Portland, said Wednesday. In […]