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With the gracious permission of the Archbishop of Newark, the Most Reverend John Meyers, the Institute of Christ the King will be assigning a priest to the Latin Mass Community at St. Anthony of Padua Chapel in West Orange, Newark- New Jersey. Father Matthew Talarico, one of our newly ordained priests, has been appointed Rector of the Chapel by the Archbishop Meyers. Father Talarico, who has already gained good experience serving as deacon in other Institute apostolates and in carrying out many responsibilities in the Seminary, will begin his work on July 17th. St. Anthony of Padua Chapel is situated...

How does the Latin Mass work? Do women wear head coverings? thank you

In West Orange, a church divided Founder's death leaves traditional congregation in dispute over successor At the church founded by the late Rev. Paul Wickens, Mass is always said in Latin. Women still cover their heads, and people receive the host in their mouths from a priest, never touching it with their own hands. To say that St. Anthony of Padua, the church Wickens started nine years ago, is a haven for traditionalists is an understatement. And with his death this year, the search for just the right successor to the old founder has split the parishioners of this unusual...

Three men were killed early Wednesday when they were electrocuted by a power line that had fallen on a vehicle, authorities said. The men were electrocuted around 4:30 a.m. when one touched the vehicle and two others came to his aid, said Leslie A. Cifelli, a spokeswoman for Public Service Electric & Gas. The names of the victims were not immediately available, as police did not return a message. The PSE&G line provided normal residential service, carrying 13 kilovolts of electricity, Cifelli said. The utility had gotten no calls about the downed wire and did not know how it came...