Archdiocese of Newark Archives

Cardinal Tobin invites faithful to ‘return to grace’ through the Eucharist

Mar 6, 2021

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin has invited the faithful of the Archdiocese of Newark to reflect on how the pandemic-induced “Great Eucharistic Fast” has affected their faith life and called on them to spiritually prepare for the eventual return of in-person worship when it can be done safely.

By Catholic News Service

New Jersey parishes find creative new ways to engage Catholics this Christmas

Dec 23, 2020

Tickets for Masses, virtual holiday concerts, video Christmas cards, and drive-by Nativity scenes: It’s beginning to look a lot like a different sort of Christmas.

By Jai Agnish

Priest feels ‘blessed’ to serve in a parish and as chaplain in Army Reserves

Oct 25, 2020

Father Andrew De Silva, a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark, serves God and country, and he says one ministry influences the other.

By The Catholic Advocate

Archbishop Myers recalled as a man of faith, a teacher, ‘a really good bishop’

Oct 2, 2020

Archbishop John J. Myers was recalled as a man of faith and prayer, a scholar, a teacher and as “a really good bishop” during the funeral Mass for him at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria Sept. 30.

By Tom Dermody

Archbishop John Myers, 79, helped calm N.J. Catholics after 9/11 attacks

Sep 25, 2020

As Archbishop John J. Myers was installed as to lead the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, in 2001, he inherited a faith community that was reeling from the 9/11 terrorist attacks on neighboring New York City.

By Catholic News Service

New Jersey priest arrested, charged with sexual misconduct

Aug 19, 2020

A Catholic priest serving the Newark area was arrested and is facing two charges related to sexually harassing an adult, police said.

By Associated Press

N.J. Catholic agency says sees biggest demand for services in its history

Aug 11, 2020

The demand for food and clothes has surged at the Mercy House in the Clinton Hill section of Newark where the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the area’s poor is ever-present.

By Jai Agnish

Amid pandemic, future of many Catholic schools is in doubt

Aug 10, 2020

As the new academic year arrives, school systems across the United States are struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Catholic educators have an extra challenge — trying to forestall a relentless wave of closures of their schools that has no end in sight.

By David Crary