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Friday, November 14, 2025

Diocese Welcomes Three Candidates for the Permanent Diaconate and Their Wives

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Three men took the first ritual step toward becoming deacons in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. Bishop Mark celebrated the Rite of Admission to Candidacy...

The Mystery of the Ordained Priesthood in Light of the Mysteries...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown has kicked off "Called by Name," a new initiative to encourage vocations to the ordained priesthood. If...

The Reality of Purgatory

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Earlier this week, we remembered our departed loved ones on All Souls Day. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which...

SCHOOLS

Father Paul Taylor, OSB, Named 18th President of Saint Vincent College

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Father Paul R. Taylor, O.S.B., Ph.D., a Benedictine monk and executive vice president, has been named the 18th president of Saint Vincent College, effective...

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Proclaim! TV

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Watch Proclaim! every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on WATM ABC 23 followed by the live broadcast of the Sunday Mass from Saint John Gualbert...

COMMENTARY

God is Never Outdone in Generosity

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By Father Rich Tomkosky For the next five weeks we will be hearing from the Gospel of John chapter 6, which is the definitive teaching...

Jesus’ Teaching on the Sanctity of Marriage and Difficult Marriage Situations

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By Father Rich Tomkosky Jesus said in this past Sunday's Gospel: the path to Heaven is narrow and the path to Hell is wide -...

Was There Always Palm on Palm Sunday?

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By Father Al Ledoux The Church is preparing for Passion Sunday – or Palm Sunday as it is more commonly known. This is the day...

The Battle of Prayer

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By Father Rich Tomkosky This past weekend, the Church celebrated World Mission Sunday. It was a reminder to us of the need to support the...

Asking Our Blessed Mother Mary to Help Us Love God and Neighbor as She...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky We are called to daily live the way of self-giving Christian love. It is only through the power of the Holy...

SPIRITUALITY

Six Diocesan Priests Mark 60th Anniversary of Ordination

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! Six priests of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown are marking the 60th anniversary of their ordination this month. Reverend Sylvester J. Bendzella, 86, is...

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