News Releases

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will ordain Rev. Mr. Kevin Hrycenko to the priesthood for the Diocese of Trenton June 3 at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Church, Toms River.

People of all faiths throughout Central New Jersey are invited to pray for law enforcement personnel who work to keep their communities safe when the Diocese of Trenton hosts the 21st Annual Blue Mass April 13 in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

THE CHRISM MASS, THE ANNUAL COMMEMORATION OF SACRAMENTAL UNITY AND PRIESTLY COMMITMENT that unfolds across the universal Church each Holy Week, will take place locally April 3, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold.

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will be celebrating Holy Week and Easter Masses and services this year at the following locations:

In observance of St. Patrick’s Day 2023, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., announced the following dispensation from the Friday obligation to abstain from eating meat and to fulfill the spirit of the obligation through other works, actions: ​​​​​​​