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New Jersey Catholic News
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January 19The expression “culture warrior” is used in contemporary conversation, even in some Catholic circles, to describe people who fight for those causes that run counter to prevailing cultural values and preferences, chief among those causes, the protection of human life in all its stages, from conception to natural death.Read More
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January 15Two days after the 9/11 New York City attack on our country I accompanied the pastor of the Parish of Saint Peter and his associate to the Church located a half block from the World Trade Center.... Read Bishop Sullivan's full statement on the violence that occurred in Washington DC on Wednesday January 6, 2021.Read More
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January 7As I watched the appalling chaos in the U.S. Capitol yesterday, I witnessed an icon of democracy occupied and hostage to mob rule. The procession of violent images was deeply troubling. Particularly disheartening is that this event unfolded amid a deadly pandemic, a terrible plague that our troubled nation should face in solidarity...Read More
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January 6WASHINGTON —Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued the following statement in response to today’s violence in the United States Capitol: “I join people of good will in condemning the violence today at the United States Capitol. This is not who we are as Americans. I am praying for members of Congress and Capitol staff and for the police and all those working to restore order and public safety.Read More
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January 6Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., has asked the faithful of the Diocese of Trenton to join him in praying for an end to violence.Read More
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Catholic News Service
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WASHINGTON (CNS) — Saying the nation “reverently pauses in supplication to remember and to pray...
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CHICAGO (CNS) — Joe Scheidler, founder of the Pro-Life Action League in Chicago and one...
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WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholics across the country are invited to take part in the “9...
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What the Church has Done to Prevent the
Sexual Abuse of ChildrenThe Catholic Church in New Jersey has committed substantial resources to prevent any abuse of any child at any time by any person. The Church has comprehensive policies in place both to respond to – and of far more importance - to prevent the sexual abuse of minors.
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Welcome to the New Jersey Catholic Conference
Founded in 1949, the New Jersey Catholic Conference (NJCC) represents the Catholic Bishops of New Jersey on matters of public policy. NJCC serves as a liaison to governmental agencies and institutions and coordinates communications and activities between the Bishops and secular agencies. The Archbishop of Newark is the President of NJCC. There are more than 3.5 million Catholics registered in seven dioceses throughout New Jersey.
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Faithful Citizenship
"We need to participate for the common good. Sometimes we hear: a good Catholic is not interested in politics. This is not true: good Catholics immerse themselves in politics by offering the best of themselves so that the leader can govern."
- Pope Francis, 9/16/13The Catholic bishops of the United States are pleased to offer once again to the Catholic faithful Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship , our teaching document on the political responsibility of Catholics. Learn More .
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Cardinal Tobin appears on NJTV's
"On the Record with Michael Aron"
On May 5, 2018, Joseph Cardinal Tobin appeared on NJTV's "On the Record with Michael Aron." During this extensive interveiw Cardinal Tobin discussed his role as leader of the Archdiocese of Newark, his first imperssions of New Jersey, and the need for Catholics to advocate on behalf of the poor, immigrants, and the most vulnerable in society.
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Today's Readings
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Reading I Heb 6:10-20Responsorial Psalm 111:1-2, 4-5, 9 and 10cGospel Mk 2:23-28
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