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NJCC urges Catholics to contact their state legislators asking for an increase in nonpublic school funding. See below for more information.

The Dominican Sisters of Caldwell hosted an Earth Day Celebration for over 100 students, faculty, lay associates, and sisters at the Saint Catherine of Siena Healthcare Center at their campus in Caldwell on Friday, April 21.  

Over the past week, students around the Archdiocese of Newark have been observing Earth Day, which was celebrated on April 22 this year, with prayer, community service, arts and crafts, and comprehensive discussions in the classroom and beyond protecting the environment and saving the planet. 

The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry hosted the third annual Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Sports Recognition Ceremony at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart on April 23. The ceremony recognized 99 elementary-aged youth and 48 adult participants across 61 parish- and school-based sports programs of the Archdiocese of Newark.

In its ongoing commitment to the ministry of protecting children from abuse, the Archdiocese of Newark parishes and schools have been observing Child Abuse Prevention Month throughout April by erecting pinwheel gardens around Catholic school campuses across the Archdiocese. 

Rose Kalupahana, a student at St. Francis Academy in Union City, was declared the state’s top speller at the New Jersey State Knights of Columbus 2023 Spelling Bee. “It feels great to be the Knights of Columbus state champion speller,” she said.

The Archdiocese of Newark’s Department for the Protection of the Faithful teaches adults and children how to recognize, report, and prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation.

The Archdiocese of Newark recently recognized outstanding 8th-grade Catholic School students for academic excellence and demonstration of Catholic values through service to school and community.

Many healthcare professionals recommend practicing mindful prayer and meditation, especially during times of high stress or adversity. The practice can have a beneficial impact on mental and physical well-being. According to Psych Today, those who regularly engage in prayer are better able to cope with stress, they heal faster from illnesses, and they experience increased benefits to their general health and well-being.   Here are three Catholic saints that students can read about and pray to for intercession during times of stress.  

Around the Archdiocese of Newark, Catholic students have been engaging in prayerful experiences this week; hosting prayer services and performing Living Stations of the Cross as they prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Christ at Easter.

In celebration of Easter, Catholic school students benefiting from the Archdiocese of Newark’s “We Are Living Stones” Catholic Tuition Assistance Program showed their gratitude by sending handmade Easter cards to Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark.

Catholic school students within the Archdiocese are approaching the 40 days of Lent — the season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving — in unique ways that reflect today’s world. 

One of the many ways our students are learning about Lent, in addition to participating in prayer services, almsgiving, and sacrifice is through artwork. Throughout history, artists have used their artworks to express their own faith, to describe Biblical events, and as a form of worship to God.  

After competing in the annual Archdiocese of Newark Knights of Columbus Spelling Bee on Sunday, March 19, Edbert Aquino of Academy of Our Lady of Grace in Fairview, Rosa Kalupahana of St. Francis Academy in Union; Ian Soto of Veteran's Middle School in North Arlington, and Jayden Papasavas of Corpus Christi School in Hasbrouck Heights, will move on to the state finals. 

Thirty-three students in the Archdiocese of Newark have joined the likes of Sylvia Plath, Stephen King, and Andy Warhol, all of whom received the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards in their teens. Additionally, two schools within the Archdiocese — Mount Saint Dominic Academy and Saint Joseph Regional High School — were recognized by the American Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) for their 2022 Yearbooks, Magazines, and Newspapers Contest.