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Saint Joseph School in Oradell fosters Marian devotion in elementary school students through its after-school Children’s Rosary Club. Led by volunteers from the Legion of Mary from Saint Joseph’s Church, Patricia Fakharzadeh and Veronica Ocello, the club meets every Wednesday.

Eight students from Bergen Catholic Academy in Oradell recently returned from a transformative immersion trip to Peru in collaboration with the Christian Brothers.

The deadline for the Sixth Annual Cardinal Joseph Tobin Award for Priestly Vocations 7th Grade Essay & Video Contest is coming up on Wednesday, March 6.

Youth ministers and clergy heard a poignant message on engaging and fostering faith within Gen Z and Gen Alpha communities at the Archdiocese of Newark Youth Ministry annual gathering on Jan. 31. That message: notice them and walk with them.

Centered around the notion that all are “Called” by Baptism and reminded by Confirmation to live purposefully within the Catholic faith, the Archdiocese of Newark Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry (OYYAM) welcomed 235 teens to the first CALLED Youth Rally of 2024 on Saturday, Jan. 27.

Leaning into a sprinter’s stance while watching the 2008 Olympics, 8-year-old Sydney McLaughlin visualized her future. Fast forward eight years. The Union Catholic junior earned a spot on the Women’s USA Track and Field Team.

Rejoice in the Lord!

For the fourth consecutive year, Haskell resident, and current senior at Paramus Catholic High School, Allen Magie, dedicated his time and service to those who valiantly served America.

To celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU), Interim President Katia Passerini, Vice Provost for Academics and Catholic Identity Monsignor Joseph R. Reilly, and Executive Director of Academic Affairs Bernadette McVey recently traveled to Vatican City to attend “The University and the Church: The Future of the Catholic University,” a two-day, international conference held from January 18-19, 2024 in commemoration of the IFCU’s centenary

When you speak with graduates of and current students at Roselle Catholic High School, which celebrates its 65th anniversary in 2024, you can sense in their voices that they knew they were part of something very special.

Dr. Gregory Popcak, a widely cited Catholic counselor and co-executive director of the Peyton Institute, told CNA that the overall conclusion of the study was that children who grow up in a warm and affectionate home — spending time with their family in fun, prayer, and service to others — are more likely to remain Catholic as adults.

Three families — the Lovatos, Rodriguezes, and Burkes — from the Archdiocese of Newark say that sending their children to Catholic schools has strengthened their faith formation at home.

To celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU), Interim President Katia Passerini, Vice Provost for Academics and Catholic Identity Monsignor Joseph R. Reilly, and Executive Director of Academic Affairs Bernadette McVey recently traveled to Vatican City to attend “The University and the Church: The Future of the Catholic University,” a two-day, international conference held from January 18-19, 2024 in commemoration of the IFCU’s centenary.