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Santa Maria Magdalena will hold a Christian Prayer Service, on Palm Sunday, March24, 7 p.m., at Gaetano’s Restaurant, 1617 Banksville Road in the Main Ballroom. The prayer service will include: The Last Days of Christ, gifts of the Holy Spirit,...

On March 19, Mar David the First of the Old Roman Catholic Church will celebrate The Feast of Saint Joseph at the Celebration of Holy Mass and will raise Santa Maria Magdalena to a Prelature in the Old Roman Catholic Church as a Society with...

“We hope to be community partners, neighbors working hand-in-hand with you, to hear your pain points and discover how we can work together to alleviate them,” said Kim Young at Thursday night’s...

Santa Maria Magdalena has taken in a group of displaced African Christians from the Congo. They include a group of 100 members and three pastors. They worship in the Social Hall on Sundays from 2-5pm. According to Monsignor Victor Cianca, service is...

The North American Old Roman Catholic Church has purchased the former St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church building, 185 Knox Avenue as the new home of Santa Maria Magdalena NAORCC. Monsignor Victor Cianca, Pastor. Chris M. Hernandez, Archbishop, will...

Santa Maria Magdalena is gearing up for the annual San Rocco Italian Festival in Grandview Park. This year's date is August 12, from noon to 4 p.m. The event is a joint venture of Santa Maria Magdalena Church and Friends of Grandview Park. The day...

The House at Bethany in Allentown will be closed on Saturdays due to staff helping with the management and operation of the Christ the Savior on the Lake summer church camp at Conneaut Lake Park, Hilltop families and faith-based groups are welcome...

Santa Maria Magdalena hosted the historical signing of the full communion agreement between the North American Old Roman Catholic Church (NAORCC) and the Anglo Lutheran Catholic Church on Sunday, April 22. This makes both churches proclaiming the...

Santa Maria Magdalena has opened a resale shop called the House at Bethany Outreach at 748 Warrington Avenue in Allentown. The shop will be open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. According to Monsignor Victor Cianca, the  goal of...

Santa Maria Magdalena will be celebrating its First Confirmation on Saturday evening March 24 at 6 p.m, Archbishop Chris Hernedaz, Monsignor Michael Goddard, Abbot Antonio D. Beneditto, Monastery of the Holy Cross, Assistant  Pastor Robert...

Santa Maria Magdalena will be celebrating the Blessing of Palms, and the Mass of Palm Sunday at 2 p.m. also on Tuesday, April 2. Archbishop Michael Vellone will be in Pittsburgh for the Chrism Mass at 7 p.m. Archbishop Vellone , the Metropolitan...

The North American, Old Roman Catholic Church, USA announced on September 8 the Santus Theological Institute of Saint John's Seminary has conferred upon Monsignor Victor Cianca of Santa Maria Magdalena Parish in recognition of satisfactory...

The Steelers were playing that night but it didn't matter. A crowd of over 60 persons still came to the monthly community forum meeting of the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation Aug. 18 to discuss building an unleashed dog park in the...

Father Victor Cianca is opening the chapel in the rectory at 93 Craighead St. on the Mount and Hilltop for Holy Mass and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Sunday, Nov. 21, for The Feast of Christ the King, Mass at 1 p.m. followed by private...

Father Victor Cianca is opening the chapel in the rectory at 93 Craighead St. on the Mount and Hilltop for Holy Mass and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Sunday, Nov. 21, for The Feast of Christ the King, Mass at 1 p.m. followed by private...

Voices were again raised in anger and accusations were made at another Mount Washington Community Development Corporation meeting on Oct. 7. The controversial subject at the board meeting that night was the same one that generated bickering at a...

The Mount Washington Community Development Corporation traditionally has a Candidates Night in September, so candidates for seats on the board of directors can promote themselves and can garner votes at the October election. Not this year. Instead, s...

Friends of Grandview Park and Saint Maria Magdalena, will celebrate a Blue Mass and plaque dedication on Saturday, Sept. 11 at noon in Grandview Park. This event is for fallen heroes, public servants, military and veterans. All are welcome. Father...

Santa Maria Magdalena Catholic Church on the Hilltop has taken on the challenge of restoring a Catholic chapel built in the early 30s on the grounds of Conneaut Lake Park. Since being a Catholic Chapel it has been used for various Christian faiths...

A celebration is planned at Grandview Park to honor the tragic events that occurred on September 11. The announcement was made at the membership and community forum of the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation on July 15. There will be...

16th Ward Dennis Stover to Matthew and Rhonda Courtright at 2728 Berg St. for $83,900. Robert Norman Lis to Lucas Owens at 3005 Cobden St. for $1 (state deed transfer stamps indicate a value of $2,052). Robert Norman Lis to Lucas Owens at 3007...

Quick fixes for Allentown. That was guest speaker Greg Panza's topic when he suggested some helpful ideas as guest speaker at the Dec. 28 Allentown Community Development Corporation meeting. Mr. Panza is program manager of the Mount Washington...

Change is tough. "There's the economy and the status of the state budget. It didn't make sense to have two full-blown hospitals so close to each other. I know this is a sensitive issue. This is your hospital and this is your community," said a guest...

"A lot of what we do is not easy." That was the message Wayne Bossinger, field operations manager for Pittsburgh's Bureau of Building Inspections, conveyed as guest speaker at the May meeting of the Allentown Community Development Corporation. "We...