Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated a Mass for the opening of the school year at Villa Walsh Academy in Morristown on Sept. 16 and the Academy of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station on Sept. 13.

A first-class relic of St. Gianna Beretta Molla, a patron of the pro-life movement, will be exposed during and after 8:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Oct. 2, in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Rockaway, to be celebrated by Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney. The Mass is for everyone but especially for couples suffering from infertility or child loss.

Nearly 600 people attended a gathering organized by the General Assembly for Region 2 of the Hispanic Catholic Charismatic Renewal on Sept. 17 at the St. John Paul II Pastoral Center in Clifton. It was the first time the diocese hosted the event, and it was attended by members of the faith community from New Jersey and New York.