Oct. 25—PORT CARBON — The former St. Stephen Catholic Church has been sold to a group of former parishioners, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown announced Monday. Closing on the sale of the ...

After 130 years without any major repairs, St. Stephen Catholic Church is set to undergo a wide-ranging restoration that will replace the historic structure's roof and dramatically rework both the ...

PORT CARBON – About 70 people attended the first Mass in St. Stephen Church in Port Carbon since it was bought by a nonprofit formed to preserve the house of worship. The Mass at 6 p.m. Monday, the ...

Editor's note: According to a 2008 Pew Research study, one of 10 U.S. adults is a former Catholic. Some have moved on to other denominations, others have no church affiliation at all, still others ...