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As Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton, I join the Holy Father in those prayerful, good wishes, especially for those young Catholics from our Diocese and the other dioceses in New Jersey making the trip. “Our young Catholic faithful are not only the future but also the ‘present’ of the Church.  Whatever can be done to encourage, support and deepen their faith and their encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ in and with one another pro

Genuine excitement is felt among young Catholics throughout the world as World Youth Day (WYD) 2023 begins in Lisbon, Portugal, August 1 through August 6. Originally scheduled for last year at this time but postponed due to the pandemic, approximately 677,000 young people from 126 countries on five continents will gather for the celebration of the Catholic faith.

With a call to honor and never abandon grandparents, 86-year-old Pope Francis issued his third annual Message for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly to be celebrated on the weekend of July 22-23, close to the feast of Jesus' own grandparents, Saints Joachim and Anne.

BISHOP DAVID M. O’CONNELL, C.M., HAS SHARED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE for the World Day of Prayer for Grandparents and the Elderly, July 23. With a call to honor and never abandon grandparents, 86-year-old Pope Francis issued his third annual Message for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly to be celebrated on the weekend of July 22-23, close to the feast of Jesus' own grandparents, Saints Joachim and Anne.

AS BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF TRENTON, I extend my heartiest congratulations on behalf of the clergy, religious and faithful of the Diocese to our Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, on his elevation to the College of Cardinals.  The relationship between the bishops of a country and their Apostolic Nuncio is an important and special one.

BISHOP DAVID M. O’CONNELL, C.M., HAS SHARED THIS MESSAGE for the month of July, Since 1849, the Catholic Church throughout the world has celebrated the month of July as the Feast of the Most Precious Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Devotion to the Blood of Christ has been a pious tradition in the Church since its beginnings.

Since 1849, the Catholic Church throughout the world has celebrated the month of July as the Feast of the Most Precious Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Devotion to the Blood of Christ has been a pious tradition in the Church since its beginnings. In 96 AD, Pope St. Clement I wrote: Let us fix our gaze on the Blood of Christ and realize how truly precious it is, seeing that it was poured out for our salvation and brought the grace of conversion to the whole world (First Letter to Church at Corinth).