International News Pope ‘Disturbed’ Over Violence in Syria
Sharply criticizing a failure to find nonviolent means of bringing peace to Syria and other parts of the world, Pope Francis appealed to world leaders to work for justice and peace. Read More
National News Nun Jailed in Brooklyn Is Subject of Documentary
From her petite frame, knit sweater and snow-white hair, it would be difficult to guess that 88-year-old Sister Megan Rice, S.H.C.J., recently spent two years behind bars in the federal jail in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn. Read More
International News Boy Asks Pope: ‘Is My Father in Heaven?’
After circling a massive, crumbling public housing complex on the outskirts of Rome, Pope Francis had an emotional encounter with the neighborhood’s children. Read More
Diocesan News Reawakening the Call Pastoral Letter
A pastoral letter from Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio on vocations. Read More
International News London Group Sets Buffer Zone Around Abortion Mills
A London council has become the first local authority in the UK to approve a buffer zone around an abortion clinic. Read More
Sports Nazareth Coach Relives Memories of NFL Draft
Dozens of college football players will achieve their lifelong dream of playing professional football. For one local former athlete, memories of the 1989 NFL draft are still crystal clear. Read More
Our Youth Let Them Speak: Focusing on Social Justice
The St. Francis of Assisi parish teen group in Astoria – a youth ministry group for high school students – strives to foster a faith-based sense of community among its members and among the parish, especially through service. Read More
Columns
What Do You Say to Abuse Victim?
No Lack of Vocations, Just Responses
Great Art Reveals What Is Real
Editorials/Letters
Editorial: Let's Calm Down
Letter: March for All Lives
Letter: No Love for Democrats
Letter: Funeral vs. Funereal
Obituaries
Sister Maria Voorneveld, I.H.M.
