While the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will be racking up points during Sunday’s Super Bowl, young Catholics from around Maine will be busy scoring donations to benefit those in need through the “Souper” Bowl of Caring.

With heads tucked beneath hats and hoods, hundreds braved temperatures that barely made it into the double digits to participate in the Hands Around the Capitol rally in Augusta. The event is held annually to call for an end to abortion and for the protection of human life from conception to natural death.

Bishop Robert P. Deeley will be the special guest on Morning Air®, a national radio show hosted by John Harper, on Wednesday, January 22, at 7 a.m.

As we begin the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, we ask God to help Christian Churches to seek common ground and an appreciation for each other.

Upon reviewing the parish’s consultative process which led to the recommendation by the pastoral council, finance council, and school board of Corpus Christi Parish, Bishop Robert P. Deeley has acknowledged their decision to close St. John Regional Catholic School, located on 15 South Garand Street in Winslow, at the end of the 2019-20 school year.

Free presentations on the topic of improved mental health will be offered by parishes in Augusta and Waterville in the coming weeks. All are welcome to attend either presentation.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, which covers the entire state of Maine, is taking steps in response to the current widespread cases of influenza by reinstituting a number of precautions during Masses and other celebrations.

From January 5-11, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates National Migration Week.