PORTLAND---An independent, on-site audit of safe environment procedures has found the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, which includes all 141 churches in Maine, in full compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The audit, which reviewed the period of July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019, was conducted by StoneBridge Business Partners of Rochester, New York. The Diocese of Portland calls for an independent audit each year.

On October 11, educators from Maine’s Catholic schools gathered in Brunswick for a day that offered ways to enhance all three

Embracing missionaries around the world in prayer, Catholic school students across the Diocese of Portland joined in praying the World Mission Rosary on October 7 as part of the diocese’s celebration of Extraordinary Missionary Month.

AUGUSTA---Students at St. Michael School in Augusta put down their books and iPads on Friday, October 4, and picked up rakes, rags, and gloves to help make their community a better place