PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Entering 2024, New York state will create a commission to consider reparations for African American residents. Up against a Dec. 31 deadline, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill on Dec. 19 to establish the panel. New York legislators originally passed the bill to create the commission back in June. “Today, we are […]
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Fed Judge OKs Buffer Zones Around Abortion Clinics in Several NY Counties
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction requested by New York Attorney General Letitia James to create a buffer zone for protesters at New York abortion clinics in several counties.
Rochester, N.Y., Priest Accused Under New York Adult Victims Act
As a one-year lookback window for adult abuse victims has closed in New York state, at least one priest has been named as an alleged abuser.
‘SoHo Sheep’ Return to Graze, Post-Pandemic, in Lower Manhattan Basilica’s Cemetery
This fall, the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral has welcomed three special fleece-covered guests, who roam the cemetery behind the landmark church, offering a rare sight to onlookers walking along Mott St.
South Bronx Tenants ‘Speak Out’ in Words and Photos Against NYCHA
Three years ago, Bernard Smith completely transformed his living room at the Morris Houses into his bedroom. But it was not by choice or because he didn’t have the room.
Times Square Missionaries Serve Homeless ‘Hungry for the Lord’
Every Thursday, a handful of Catholic missionaries take to the teeming streets of Times Square, bearing sandwiches to feed the bodies of the homeless and the word of God to feed their souls. “We are meeting them where they are at … there is Jesus there, and Jesus is always the focus of our work,” […]
Cardinal Dolan Denounces Acts of Religious Hatred in U.S. Amid Gaza War
With acts of religious hatred on the rise in the U.S. since the Hamas attacks on Israel in early October, New York’s cardinal, who also leads a U.S. bishops’ committee on religious liberty, has said that such instances “shock the conscience.”
Israel-Hamas War Sparks Antisemitism On Campuses
The Israel-Hamas war has led to a shocking rise of antisemitism on college campuses across the country, according to concerned advocates and students, who said the situation is growing more dangerous by the day.
Trek in Nature Brings NY State of Mind to Shrine
Days before some 8,000 Catholics gathered for the New York State Eucharistic Congress, an intrepid team of about three dozen assembled to briefly transform the scenic Empire State Trail from an upstate hiking and cycling route into a local path of pilgrimage.
Local College Students Find Faith Revitalized at Eucharistic Congress
The trip from Jamaica, Queens, to upstate Auriesville in a three-row van took nearly five hours, but eight St. John’s University students, hand-picked by campus ministry because of their strong Catholic faith, didn’t mind: They were determined to experience the New York Eucharistic Congress.