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New bishop ordained in Portland, Maine: A Franciscan shepherd for the people

May 10, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Bishop James Ruggieri prays during his ordination Mass in Portland, Maine on May 7, 2024. / Credit: McKenney Photography

National Catholic Register, May 10, 2024 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
New Bishop James Ruggieri became a Third Order Franciscan not lo… […]

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Pope Francis appoints Father James Ruggieri as bishop of Portland, Maine

February 13, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

Portland Bishop-elect James Ruggieri. / Credit: Diocese of Providence

Rome Newsroom, Feb 13, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Father James Ruggieri as the new bishop of Portland, Maine.The Vatican announced Feb. 13 that … […]

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Judge upholds Maine law on retroactive abuse lawsuits, says Catholic diocese challenge has a point

February 15, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

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Denver, Colo., Feb 15, 2023 / 14:10 pm (CNA).
A Maine judge has upheld a state law that retroactively eliminates the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse lawsuits, though he acknowledged that attorneys for the Cathol… […]

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Maine’s Catholic churches will continue attendance at Mass, while ecumenical group urges online services

January 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conceptionin Portland, Maine. Credit: Kelly Lynn Butler/Shutterstock

Portland, Maine, Jan 6, 2022 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
The Diocese of Portland will continue to permit attendance at Mass, even as the state’s Counc… […]

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Bishop Deeley presides at outdoor prayer service for unclaimed remains in South Portland

November 30, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Bishop Robert Deeley leads a committal of unclaimed cremated remains at the Old Cemetery at Calvary in South Portland, Maine, Nov. 22, 2021. / Diocese of Portland

Portland, Maine, Nov 30, 2021 / 14:01 pm (CNA).
In view of the tombstones and dam… […]

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Why Maine Catholics, unable to meet in person, aren’t sheepish about their faith

April 16, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

Washington D.C., Apr 16, 2021 / 04:00 am America/Denver (CNA). With the Maine Catholic Youth Meeting taking place virtually for the second year in a row, the Diocese of Portland is trying something new to […]

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Maine diocese, state, increase church attendance in time for Holy Week

March 5, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

Washington D.C., Mar 5, 2021 / 10:30 am (CNA).- Two weeks after the Bishop of Portland in Maine called state restrictions on religious gatherings “unacceptable,” Maine’s governor is allowing churches to host at 50% capacity beginning … […]

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Maine diocese: New restrictions on churches ‘unacceptable’

February 18, 2021 CNA Daily News 1

Washington D.C., Feb 18, 2021 / 12:10 pm (CNA).- The bishop of Portland, Maine, is calling the state’s updated restrictions on religious services “unacceptable.” 

 

On Friday, Feb. 12, Gov. Janet Mills (D) issued a new exe… […]

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