By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú , Catholic News Agency Contributor Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a “Special Year of St. Francis” to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the ...

Cathedral Family, This coming Monday is the Solemnity of Ss. Peter and Paul. They are collectively the foundation of the Christian faith---both martyred in the city of Rome in ...

Hello Saint Francis Cathedral family! I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I grew up in Hillsborough, New Jersey. My home parish is Mary, Mother of God, whe...

Cathedral Family, The early summertime after Easter is a great celebratory time for our parish, school, and families. In the past several weeks, we have celebrated not only the ...

Cathedral Family, This weekend, we celebrate the beautiful and impactful Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ: Corpus Christi. Pope Urban IV established t...

Cathedral Family, Jesus speaks words of deep reassurance in the Gospel for this weekend: “Do not let your hearts be troubled.” He speaks these words right before His own pas...

Cathedral Family, This weekend, we hear the Easter masterpiece story typically referred to as the “Road to Emmaus.” The discouraged, downtrodden two unnamed disciples are leav...

Cathedral Family, Happy Easter! This weekend we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. The first fruit of Jesus resurrection was His appearance to the Apostles in the Upper Room—He bre...

By Andrea Gagliarducci , EWTN News correspondent VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV announced Sunday that he will lead a prayer vigil for peace on April 11 at St. Peter’s Basilica, u...

Cathedral Family, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Christ, the Lord, is Risen! Today is the first day of the rest of our lives as we bask in the knowledge that Christ has overcom...

Cathedral Family, As we enter the holiest week of the year, we soberly honor our Lord's passion, death, and resurrection. We are all a work in progress. We need this Holy Week...

Cathedral Family, It's amazing that I am writing to you about preparing for Palm Sunday and Holy Week! Remarkably, this coming Sunday begins Holy Week, the most sacred week of...

Cathedral Family, This Thursday, we celebrate the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus Christ. For centuries, it has been the...

Cathedral Family, This weekend continues the great Lenten journey where we meet the Samaritan woman at the well. One of the most famous passages of the New Testament. We see i...

by: Owen B. You may have noticed security guards at SFCS lately. We welcome Mr. Chris, Mr. Mike, and Mr. Tony to our school community. They are here to keep us safe and protected...

by: Sal S. This year’s school play will be Lion King Jr. The show will take place on May 14th and 15th in the CYO. The directors are Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. Langton, and Mrs. Velona. ...

by: Isabelle G. Start pulling out your dictionaries! For the first time in the school’s history, St. Francis Cathedral School hosted a school-wide spelling bee as part of the Sc...

Cathedral Family, We have arrived at this holy season of Lent. This past Ash Wednesday we saw huge numbers of people flow through our Cathedral; all seeking to heed the call---...

Cathedral family, This weekend, we are on the cusp of the Great Season of Lent. It seems to come upon us so quickly, yet here it is: our great opportunity to hear the gospel ca...

Cathedral Family, I want to take this opportunity to thank and honor Mrs. Madonna Razal from our front office staff. Madonna will be retiring from her work here after 25 ...