A total of 117 people decided this year to become Catholics – the largest group of “catechumens” in many years. When they gathered with their sponsors, family and friends, members of the community, and priests and deacons of the Diocese, the Cathedral was full.

The principal of Nativity BVM High School in Pottsville, Lynn Sabol, recently announced her retirement. A Nativity grad herself, Sabol has been the principal at the school for 15 years and has taught a total of 45 years in the Diocese of Allentown.