Diocese of Scranton

Gravel cyclists seeking trails now have over 30 routes and 2,000 miles to ride in the Endless Mountains. And, Geisinger will expand its School of Nursing to Scranton.

Scranton Diocese officials say there will be Mass for the Wyoming Area Catholic School community at St. Maria Goretti Parish in Laflin on Wednesday, as well as opportunities to meet with counselors and pick up belongings left behind. School won't resume until at least next Tuesday.

The 2026 Solemn Novena to St. Ann continues this week at St. Ann’s Basilica on St. Ann Street in West Scranton.

Almost two dozen church bazaars and related events are planned around the Diocese of Scranton through October. St. Nicholas-St. Mary Parish in Wilkes-Barre launches its bazaar today. Learn where else you can participate in this regional tradition.

A Catholic school in Williamsport will be the first in the region to start a four-day school week - starting this fall, students at St. John Neumann Jr. Sr. High School will only be in class Monday through Thursday.WVIA Education reporter Sarah Hofius Hall says this is all part of a national trend.

The Diocese of Scranton welcomed more than 300 new Catholics this Easter into the church. Catholic churches all over the country are seeing more and more adults join the church. This week, WVIA’s Roger DuPuis joins host Sarah Scinto to talk about this trend.

Starting this fall, students at a Catholic secondary school in Lycoming County won’t be in class on Fridays. The school’s future four-day schedule — growing in popularity nationwide — is believed to be the first in Northeast or Northcentral Pennsylvania.

Starting this fall, students at Saint John Neumann Jr./Sr. High School in Lycoming County won’t be in class on Fridays. Instead, students will have more time for tutoring, career exploration and family.

The bishop of the Diocese of Scranton is "saddened" by critical comments President Donald Trump made about Pope Leo XIV and "dismayed" by the AI-generated image posted by the president that seemingly portrays him in the place of Jesus Christ.

The bishop of the Diocese of Scranton is saddened by critical comments President Donald Trump made about Pope Leo XIV and dismayed by the AI-generated image posted by the president that seemingly portrays him in the place of Jesus Christ.