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A letter from Bishop Ruggieri regarding Saint Dominic Academy

After much prayer, consultation, and reflection, it is with a heavy heart that I share with you my decision to close the high school division of St.…

Rev Retreat gives teens and young adults an opportunity to learn about different vocations

“Awesome!” “So much fun!” “The workshops were the best!” Those were among the comments that teenagers and young adults shared after attending the…

Music and Performing Arts Teacher

Holy Cross School is seeking an energetic, talented individual to lead our Pre-K through 8th-grade student experience in music and the performing…

Easter Egg Hunt - Houlton

Children are invited to participate in an Easter egg hunt following the 8 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass at St. Mary of the Visitation Church in Houlton.…

Vacation Bible School - Scarborough

St. John Paul II Parish will present a Vacation Bible School, "Rainforest Falls," exploring the nature of God, from June 22-26, 8:30 a.m. to noon, at…

Paint with Fr. Alex - Frenchville

You, too, can be an artist! Father Antony Alexander Maria Doss, HGN, will show you how on April 27 at the Christian Life Center in Frenchville. An…

A follow-up letter from Bishop Ruggieri regarding St. Dominic Academy

Dear St. Dominic Academy Families, I am writing today to provide further clarity and details around my decision to close the high school division of…

Choir festival brings together Catholic elementary and middle school aged students

Students from four Catholic schools and from the Psalterium Institute in Lisbon Falls came together on March 28 for a daylong Catholic School Choir…

May Crowning - Scarborough

Children will participate in a May Crowning ceremony in the newly renovated Mary Garden at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church on Sunday, May 4, at 1 p.m.…

Bishop James Ruggieri celebrates Palm Sunday Mass, marking the start of Holy Week

Blessing palm branches and praying that all who hold them will reach “the eternal Jerusalem” through Christ, Bishop James Ruggieri celebrated Palm…

St. John’s Catholic School research soars aboard historic all-female Blue Origin flight

A piece of St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick, Maine, made history on Monday, April 14, as it launched into suborbital space aboard Blue Origin’…

Chrism Mass brings together faithful from around the diocese

Hundreds of people filled the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland on the Tuesday of Holy Week for the annual Chrism Mass, celebrated…

Next steps regarding St. Dominic Academy

Dear St. Dominic Academy Families, Over the past week, the diocese has hosted two sessions following Bishop Ruggieri's announcement of the difficult…

Mass of the Oils continues Holy Week tradition in Aroostook County

Bishop James Ruggieri celebrated the Mass of the Oils at St. Louis Church in Fort Kent on Wednesday evening, April 16, distributing the oils that…

Easter Reflection by Father Phil Tracy

I extend to you our prayers for a happy and holy Easter season. We needed forty days to prepare for this great feast. This is truly the day that the…

Easter basket blessing - Lisbon Falls

The traditional blessing of Easter baskets will be held at Holy Trinity Church in Lisbon Falls on Holy Saturday at 10 a.m.   People are…

Easter Reflection from Father Nathan March

Rekindling the Fire: Parish Life Today in the Spirit of Acts Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord "We are witnesses of all that he did...…

Easter Reflection - Father Robert Lupo

HAPPY EASTER! Alleluia, He is Risen!!!  We have traveled through Lent together and we have reached this glorious celebration of Our Lord’s…

Hundreds gather as Prince of Peace Parish offers the Stations of the Cross in four languages

Around 200 people gathered at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul in Lewiston at noon on Good Friday to pray the Stations of the Cross, a devotion…

Holy Thursday marks beginning of the Sacred Triduum

Bishop James Ruggieri celebrated the Mass of our Lord's Supper at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Thursday, April 17. This special Mass…

Parishioners carry on longtime tradition of the Blessing of Easter Baskets

Continuing a tradition that dates back centuries in countries such as Poland and Ukraine, parishioners gathered at Holy Trinity Church in Lisbon…

An Easter greeting from Bishop Ruggieri

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia! As we celebrate Jesus’ victory over sin and death and the new life He…

Easter Vigil at the Cathedral a glorious celebration of the resurrection

Bishop James Ruggieri celebrated his first Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception since his installation at the 13th …

Bishop Ruggieri celebrates Easter Mass, saying Jesus' resurrection brings us new life.

The joyous hymn, “Christ the Lord is Risen Today,” reverberated through the nave of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland as…

A message from Bishop Ruggieri on the passing of Pope Francis

My Dear Brothers and Sisters, The news of our Holy Father Francis’ sudden death has saddened me. Following the reports of his recent hospitalization…

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