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The Church offices will be closed on Monday, September 19th for the Golf Outing, and Tuesday, September 20th for Staff Development.

For six months, people throughout our diocese responded to Pope Francis’ call to the Synod on Synodality by sharing their hopes, concerns, and dreams for the Catholic Church. To learn more and to review the synthesis report, please visit the Synod on Synodality page on our diocesan website, www.dioceseofscranton.org.

Cardinal Luis Ladaria, S.J., Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,  has written to  USCCB  President  Archbishop  José  Gomez concerning newer techniques for the disposition of last remains that are touted as more ecological alternatives to cremation.

On December 21, 2021, Pope Francis appointed the Reverend Jeffrey J. Walsh, Pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish and Saint Rose of Lima Parish, Carbondale, as the Sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord, Michigan.

The Bishop wrote a letter to the faithful today about the health and safety of all.  The Bishop is strongly recommending that all parishioners wear a mask while attending Mass — regardless of vaccination status.