Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic church at 89 Ridge Street in Newark, NJ 07104. It is one of 272 churches in Newark, and one of 6 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.
The mission of the Cathedral Music Ministry is to lead and uplift the community in sung prayer by way of embracing of the assembly's call to full, conscious, and active participation.
The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart is considered one of the most spectacular cathedrals in the country.
Services in Spanish
89 Ridge Street, Newark, NJ, 07104Service times
- Wednesday 7pm
Phone: (973) 484-4600 · Website: https://www.newarkbasilica.org/
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 609 congregations of the Catholic family gather across New Jersey — 18,933 across the United States on The Church Map.
From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.
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Latest from Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart's YouTube channel: Duruflé Requiem | Memorial Concert for the Faithful Departed | Cathedral Basilica, Newark (all videos).
The community around Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and about a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Child Poverty: 75.5%
- Food Insecurity: 35.8%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 30.2%
- Housing Insecurity: 30.1%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 26.9% (14.7–39.1%)
- Social Isolation: 38.7%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.0%
- Poverty Rate: 24.8% (9.6–40.0%)
- Transportation Barriers: 17.1%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.5%
- Unemployment: 8.5% (0.6–16.6%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Newark city is served by 139 churches — about one congregation for every 2,211 residents.
Churches near Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
- The National Shrine of Saint Gerard — 0.3 mi away
- St Lucy's Church — 0.3 mi away
- Bethsaida Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Emmanuel Church of Christ — 0.4 mi away
- St/ michael's Church — 0.4 mi away
- Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church — 0.4 mi away
- Purpose Church — 0.4 mi away
- Mount Zon Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Mt Zion Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Pilgrim Baptist — 0.5 mi away
More Catholic churches nearby
- St Lucy's Church — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Augustine Roman Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away
- Saint Patrick's Pro-Cathedral — 1 mi away
- Newman Catholic Campus Ministry at University Heights — 1 mi away
- Saint Cecilia's Church — 1.3 mi away in Kearny, NJ