by RQue Royal Design | Aug 27, 2026 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
From Bishop McCort Catholic High School For the 13th year, teal ribbons will be seen during September as Bishop McCort Catholic High School (BMCHS) students along with faculty and volunteers fasten bows on trees to support Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. They will be...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 25, 2026 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Column by Jonathan Nagy Notre Dame Fighting Irish Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman once said, “I think no matter if you’re a student, no matter if you’re an athlete, no matter if you’re a coach, an employee, this place can change your life if you let it. I believe...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 18, 2026 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Deacon John R. Fontana from diaconal ministry at Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Johnstown to diaconal ministry at Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in Johnstown, effective August 13, 2026. Deacon Brian Yurky, Administrator at Our Lady of the Mount Parish...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 17, 2026 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
By Father Rich Tomkosky One of the essential ways the Bible says we honor God and give Him proper respect is to “Keep holy the Sabbath” (Third Commandment). For us Catholics, that means keeping Sunday holy. What does that mean? Our late great Holy Father Pope St. John...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 16, 2026 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Sister Mary Andrew Hooper, SSCJ. Sister Mary Andrew Hooper, age 61, a perpetually professed Sister of the Congregation of Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, entered into eternal life on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at Garvey Manor Nursing Home,...
by RQue Royal Design | Aug 10, 2026 | Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Reverend Joseph Chancler, TOR, a member of the Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular, Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, was called home to the Lord on August 7, 2026, at the age of 74.The son of Joseph A Chancler and Ella Mae (O’Brien) Chancler. Fr....
