July 1, 2023 The Archdiocese of Newark today announced the implementation of EthicsPoint, an independent, third-party platform for reporting suspected misconduct within the Archdiocese. The system, operated by NAVEX, allows an employee, parishioner, volunteer, clergy, religious, vendor, or other individual to anonymously report concerns about unethical behavior, misuse of resources, or financial misconduct. The platform’s implementation reaffirms the Archdiocese’s commitment to integrity, accountability, and safe environments for everyone involved in its faith community.   In a let ..read more

June 23, 2023 (Haga clic aquí para ir al texto en español a continuación.) (Click here to go to Spanish text below.) June 23, 2023 Vol. 4. No. 21 My dear sisters and brothers in Christ, In recent weeks, the smoky haze arising from nearly 150 wildfires burning outside Quebec, Canada, coated much of the northeast of the United States including our four counties of northern New Jersey. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, this caused serious air quality issues here and as far south as northern Florida. In our part of the country, skies are darkening, and governmen ..read more

June 21, 2023 (The following press release is by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB))   WASHINGTON - Earlier today, the Holy See’s General Secretariat of the Synod issued the Instrumentum Laboris for the First Session of the 2021-2024 Synod: For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission. The Instrumentum Laboris will form the basis for the discernment and discussion for the participants of the first session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to be held in October 2023 in the Vatican.   This document comes after the first ..read more

June 9, 2023 (Haga clic aquí para ir al texto en español a continuación.) (Click here to go to Spanish text below.) June 9, 2023 Vol. 4. No. 20 My dear sisters and brothers in Christ,    Synodality begins with attentive listening and respectful dialogue, but its ultimate goal is encounter, the kind of personal engagement that leads to mutual understanding, trust and the ability to join hands as sisters and brothers who are members of the one family of God. Ultimately, synodality should lead us to a face-to-face encounter with our Lord Jesus Christ precisely because we recognize hi ..read more

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May 18, 2023 The parish communities of the Archdiocese of Newark donated $367,435 to the 2022 Retirement Fund for Religious collection, according to the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO). In a letter to Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., NRRO Executive Director Sister Stephanie Still, PBVM expressed “heartfelt gratitude” to parishioners in northern New Jersey for their continuing support of senior religious and their communities. She wrote, “I offer a daily prayer of thanksgiving for all whose love and sacrifice make the work of our office possible.” According to the letter, since t ..read more

May 17, 2023 The New Jersey Reentry Corporation (NJRC) and the Archdiocese of Newark announce the establishment of an addiction treatment referral program for individuals suffering from acute opiate addiction, effective July 1, 2023. The Archdiocese and NJRC signed a memorandum of understanding to acknowledge the collaborative relationship and coordinate and integrate services and care for adults with substance use disorders.    Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, stated, “In these past several years, there have been approximately three thousand overdose deaths ..read more

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