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The Laudato Si’ Action Platform, an initiative of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, is inspired by Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’. It equips the Church to achieve real and lasting solutions to the ecological crisis.

On May 21, Catholic school students and youth from across the state of New Jersey gathered for the annual Catholic Youth Rally at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson. The five New Jersey (arch)dioceses brought in 1,300 Catholic youth to attend this year’s rally.

Around the Archdiocese of Newark, Catholic school students have been honoring the Blessed Mother by participating in May Crowning rituals at their schools and local parishes.

In late April and throughout the month of May, parishes around the Archdiocese of Newark observed two joyful and significant moments in church life: the holy sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation.

Get Caught Reading Month is the perfect time for students and family members to explore the Catholic faith and Catechism through reading.   There are numerous resources available for Catholic reading that cover a wide range of topics related to the Catholic faith, spirituality, theology, and more.

Over Easter week, a group of 16 special needs youth from the Archdiocese of Newark took the journey of a lifetime – traveling 3,683 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to visit the Grotto of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes in Southern France. 

Catholic school students within the Archdiocese have been engaged in research projects and exhibitions that showcase the lives of various saints.

Some would call cursive writing a dying art as it is now only required in less than half of the public schools in the nation, according to the National Education Association. But Catholic schools are keeping it alive, along with good penmanship.

Now that Gov. Phil Murphy has passed the state budget onto the legislature, New Jersey Catholic leaders are calling upon residents to contact their legislators regarding the funding needs of nonpublic school students.

It was an experiential idea to give freshmen a hands-on learning experience in the 1970s — send students out on the Appalachian Trail for four days. The Trail, a Benedictine backpacking tradition established in 1973 at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and still going strong.   

NJCC urges Catholics to contact their state legislators asking for an increase in nonpublic school funding. See below for more information.

The Dominican Sisters of Caldwell hosted an Earth Day Celebration for over 100 students, faculty, lay associates, and sisters at the Saint Catherine of Siena Healthcare Center at their campus in Caldwell on Friday, April 21.  

Over the past week, students around the Archdiocese of Newark have been observing Earth Day, which was celebrated on April 22 this year, with prayer, community service, arts and crafts, and comprehensive discussions in the classroom and beyond protecting the environment and saving the planet. 

The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry hosted the third annual Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Sports Recognition Ceremony at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart on April 23. The ceremony recognized 99 elementary-aged youth and 48 adult participants across 61 parish- and school-based sports programs of the Archdiocese of Newark.

In its ongoing commitment to the ministry of protecting children from abuse, the Archdiocese of Newark parishes and schools have been observing Child Abuse Prevention Month throughout April by erecting pinwheel gardens around Catholic school campuses across the Archdiocese. 

Rose Kalupahana, a student at St. Francis Academy in Union City, was declared the state’s top speller at the New Jersey State Knights of Columbus 2023 Spelling Bee. “It feels great to be the Knights of Columbus state champion speller,” she said.

The Archdiocese of Newark’s Department for the Protection of the Faithful teaches adults and children how to recognize, report, and prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation.

The Archdiocese of Newark recently recognized outstanding 8th-grade Catholic School students for academic excellence and demonstration of Catholic values through service to school and community.

Many healthcare professionals recommend practicing mindful prayer and meditation, especially during times of high stress or adversity. The practice can have a beneficial impact on mental and physical well-being. According to Psych Today, those who regularly engage in prayer are better able to cope with stress, they heal faster from illnesses, and they experience increased benefits to their general health and well-being.   Here are three Catholic saints that students can read about and pray to for intercession during times of stress.  

Around the Archdiocese of Newark, Catholic students have been engaging in prayerful experiences this week; hosting prayer services and performing Living Stations of the Cross as they prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Christ at Easter.