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Local, nationwide rallies show frustration over border conditions

Inspired by ongoing questions and concerns about treatment of refugees at the U.S.-Mexico border...
St. Rose community rallies with prayers for healing for injured student

On a busy and fair Friday night at the Jersey Shore, the crush of tourists arriving in Belmar probably found it strange that hundreds of faithful were heading to church.
Tabernacle pastor, photojournalist leading pilgrimage to Jordan

Father Andrew Jamieson, pastor of Holy Eucharist Parish, Tabernacle, has been trying to organize a pilgrimage to Jordan for years. But it wasn’t until picking up a spring issue of The Monitor that he saw his dreams become a reality.
Mary's Child Pro-Life Ministry dinner slated for Oct. 27

The Mary’s Child Pro-Life Ministry, which represents the Monmouth County parishes of St. Catharine-St. Margaret, Spring Lake; St. Denis, Manasquan; St. Mark, Sea Girt; St. Rose, Belmar; St. Teresa of Calcutta, Avon-by-the-Sea, and Holy Innocents, Neptune, will honor its 2019 Champions for Life at a dinner to be held Oct. 27 in Doolan’s Shore Club, Spring Lake Heights.
Co-Cathedral to host workshop to combat injustice

The group Faith in Monmouth County will sponsor a grassroots leadership training session to combat injustice Aug. 5 in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold.
'Night of Worship' with national singer-songwriter slated July 26 in Freehold

A young adult singer-songwriter with roots in the Diocese of Trenton is returning for a performance after an evening of worship, Adoration and music in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold.
Pray the Rosary on the Seaside Heights boardwalk

All are invited to join in a public display of life in faith as a public recitation of the Rosary will be held July 26 on the Seaside Heights boardwalk.
Bishop visits summer religious education students in Toms River

Students in summer religious education programs in St. Joseph Parish, Toms River, were all smiles July 11 as Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., joined the children and parish catechists for Mass.
Medford parish carnival celebrates second year of faith, fun

Squeals of laughter, carousel music and the smells of funnel cake and popcorn are abound in the Diocese of Trenton as parishes across the four counties host their annual fairs and carnivals.
Free facilitator training offered for bereavement support group and ministry leaders

The Roman Catholic Churches of Toms River will offer a free, two-day training program July 20 and Aug. 3 for anyone wishing to become a bereavement facilitator for support groups or ministries in Toms River’s four Catholic parishes: St. Joseph, St. Justin the Martyr, St. Luke and St. Maximilian Kolbe.
In newly blessed Adoration Chapel, Medford parishioners can pray with the Lord 24/7

Praying before the Blessed Sacrament during Eucharistic Adoration is important to Natalie M. Stone. It’s a form of prayer that she has practiced for a very long time, sometimes weekly and sometimes monthly.
Co-Cathedral ministries plan coffeehouse fundraiser for three sisters in face of tragedy

Pope Francis has spoken often about the need for Christians to live out the Gospel values of love, mercy and compassion.

When someone is faced with a tragedy, a profound loss, or a crisis of some kind, we live these values by accompanying others on their journey, said Msgr. Sam Sirianni, rector, St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold. Sometimes the journey is a long one, he stressed.
Wedding of the Sea Festival Aug. 15

Our neighboring Diocese of Camden will sponsor the annual Wedding of the Sea Festival Aug. 15 in Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City from noon to 7 p.m.
Red Bank's St. James marks 125th anniversary of its cornerstone with Mass of Thanksgiving

On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus, June 23, well over 500 faithful gathered with Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., in St. James Church, Red Bank, for a Mass of Thanksgiving commemorating the 125th anniversary of the laying of its cornerstone.
Corpus Christi feast is time to reflect on the Eucharist

Corpus Christi feast is time to reflect on the Eucharistaithful from around the Diocese of Trenton brought their belief in the Eucharist to the streets the weekend of June 22-23 as they participated in processions for the Feast of Corpus Christi.
Diocesan Cursillo marks a milestone with first bilingual Mass

“De Colores!” This joyful greeting of the Cursillo movement resounded through the vaulted nave of St. Robert Co-Cathedral, Freehold, June 7. There, hundreds of members of the English and Spanish Cursillo movements shared their first diocesan bilingual Mass and fellowship.
Young people take steps to be future of Church through Sacrament of Confirmation

Those times of administering the Sacrament of Confirmation to youth “are joyful occasions, and parents are rightfully proud of their daughters and sons as they take this important step into Catholic Christian adulthood,” wrote Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., in his 2014 catechesis on the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Adult confirmandi come to deeper understanding of faith

It was after a serious car accident from which she walked away unscathed that Ashley Wood realized it was time to become fully initiated into the Church.

Wood, a parishioner of St. Raphael-Holy Angels Parish, Hamilton, was born in Virginia, where her father was stationed with the Navy. She was baptized and received First Holy Communion in New Jersey parishes, but she never received her Confirmation.
Mercy Sister Carole MacKenthun's lifetime of devotion saluted

Kaleidoscopic!

That was Mercy Sister Carole MacKenthun’s word for the two-hour-plus celebration of the major milestones in her life that rocked the full-to-overflowing auditorium of Spring Lake’s St. Catharine School with music, speeches and waves of applause May 30.
West Long Branch school, parish celebrate spiritual gifts of retiring principal

Three generations of students passed through the portals of St. Jerome School and Church on the faith-filled, 42-year watch of Filippini Sister Angelina Pelliccia.
Fun and faith combine at St. Charles Borromeo Carnival

The parish family of St. Charles Borromeo, Cinnaminson, believes evangelization is right at home next to Sno-Cones and Tilt-a-Whirls.
Red Bank's St. James to mark 125 years with Mass

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will be principal celebrant of a Mass in St. James Parish, Red Bank, June 23 at noon.
Elementary schools journey in faith through times of transition

As the 2018-2019 school year comes to a close, it is a time of recalling the many lessons learned and the highlights of another year completed. For some schools in the Diocese, it is also a time of transition, as a need for change becomes a reality.
At Day of Prayer for Vocations, faithful focus on responding to God's call

There were two reasons Sheree Carnevale was motivated to attend the Day of Prayer for Vocations in St. Michael Parish June 1.
Maple Shade parish marks 100th anniversary milestone

In 1919, the Diocese of Trenton was just 38 years old. Newspapers cost one cent and the average wage was 28 cents an hour.

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The Diocese of Trenton is committed to the initiatives outlined in the U.S. Bishop’s Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in regard to the reporting and investigation of sexual abuse allegations involving minors.

If you have been sexually abused as a minor by a member of the clergy or anyone representing the Catholic Church, or if you know of someone who was, you can report that abuse through the diocesan Abuse Hotline.

To report the sexual abuse of minors call our hotline 1-888-296-2965 or email us at abuseline@dioceseoftrenton.org

Please note: The Diocese of Trenton reports any allegations of sexual abuse to the appropriate law enforcement agencies. Anyone with an allegation is also encouraged to provide that information to local law enforcement authorities.