Catholic Charities Maine’s two child development centers are helping to ensure that children get off to a healthy start in life.

Given the honorary title of monsignor last year, Msgr. Jean-Paul Labrie and Msgr. Frank Murray reflect on their years of service to the Church in Maine.

The St. Mary’s Women’s Group in Bath provides a supportive place for women to socialize, share, and grow in faith.

Christine Michaud, a second-grade teacher at St. Michael School in Augusta, is named the 2025- 2026 Maine Catholic School Teacher of the Year.

The Parish of the Resurrection of the Lord in Old Town is honored with Catholic Charities Maine’s Parish Social Ministry Matthew 25 Award.

This Easter, 284 people will be baptized and welcomed into full communion with the Catholic Church, the largest number in more than a decade.

More than 40 people are participating in the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults at St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Bangor.

Saying farewell to the last two Sisters of the Presentation of Mary serving in Maine

Catholic students at the University of Maine in Orono have high praise for the rebuilt Newman Center, which one describes as being like a second home.

The new vice president of mission integration for Covenant Health sees his role as that of a bridge builder.

Father Matthew Valles, parochial vicar at St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Bangor, reflects on his first year as a priest.

Originally from Côte d’Ivoire, Father Luc Tougouma, SMA, is now serving at parishes in Madawaska and St. Agatha.

The Carlo Acutis Veneration Chapel at St. Anne Church in Gorham is blessed by Bishop James Ruggieri.

Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon from Burkina Faso and Lebanon spend time in Maine as part of a new program aimed at building community.

Three Dominican priests and two members of the Heralds of Good News arrive to serve in parish and hospital ministry.

Final Masses are celebrated at Holy Cross Church in Lewiston and Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Sabattus.

When, at age 7, Leonardo Díaz began asking questions about God, it started his family on a journey that brought them back to the Catholic Church.

A Jesuit priest and three companions set off from Maine on a cross-country bike trip to raise money for Belize’s crumbling Catholic schools.

The rebuilt Newman Center and Our Lady of Wisdom Church in Orono will be places of refuge for students amid busy schedules and societal pressures.

Bishop James Ruggieri ordains three men to the priesthood.

A Marian collection that a Brother of Christian Instruction in Alfred lovingly pieced together for more than three decades has a new home.

In her 40th year of teaching, service has long been a hallmark of Ann Slonina's classrooms.

The 2025 Catholic Appeal

A ministry of St. Mary of the Visitation Parish, the food pantry got its start in 1988, primarily due to the commitment of one woman, Mildred Madigan.

More than 180 people across Maine became members of the Catholic Church this Easter.