Our Faith…Our Diocese

In the September 23^rd edition of Our Faith…Our Diocese: 

As the Diocese of Scranton continues to celebrate the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, two local faith communities celebrated milestone anniversaries: the 125th anniversary of Saint John the Baptist Church in Larksville and the 200th anniversary of Saint Augustine Church in Susquehanna County, the oldest Catholic church in our Diocese.

On Sunday, August 31^st, hundreds of faithful packed the Cathedral of Saint Peter to celebrate the annual Mass in Italian.

Each year, people of all faiths gather at Saint Gabriel’s Church in Hazleton for a special memorial service to commemorate the victims of 9/11and honor first responders.

On September 7^th, parishioners at Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish – now Saint Carlo Acutis Parish – came together to honor the young saint who has become both their patron and a symbol of their renewed identity in Christ.

Over this past Labor Day Weekend, the Oblates of Saint Joseph in Laflin held a special triduum, honoring Saint Joseph, the Patron Saint of Workers. 

And on September 13^th, several hundred Hispanic Catholics from around the Diocese of Scranton gathered at the Cathedral of Saint Peter to take part in the Diocese’s annual Hispanic Heritage Mass.