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coronavirus

Only in Print: It’s Worth a Shot – Teachers Get First Dose

When local Catholic school teachers learned they were eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Jan. 11, they quickly went online to schedule appointments. Read More

Diocesan News

Bayside Parish Celebrates 90 Years With ‘Giving Back’

Parishioners at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Bayside, Queens wanted to celebrate their 90th Anniversary with a dinner/dance, but the pandemic squashed their plans. Instead, they chose to divert ticket money for the event into charitable giving. And they didn't stop there. Read More

National News

Bishops Welcome Biden as President, Offering Prayers for the Common Good

Bishops throughout the country welcomed the inauguration of Joe Biden as the nation's 46th president, saying it was a celebration of democracy and liberty, while praying for unity and reconciliation in the face of deep political divides. Read More

Diocesan News

St. Agnes Academic High School Announces Impending Closure

On Jan. 13, St. Agnes Academic High School announced it will be closing at the end of this school year. Sister Peggy McVetty, OP, prioress of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, wrote the “decision to end 112 years of excellent education had been most difficult.” Read More

National News

Analysis: Mixed Messages on Biden Reveal Not Just Competing Camps, But Divided Hearts

Among the many traditions surrounding a presidential inauguration, Catholics seem to have created one of their own, especially when it’s a Democrat: Mixed messages from the Vatican and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Read More

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Birthday of MLK

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Pope's Profound Dream

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Catholic Inflection Point

Editorials

Biden’s Administration: Hopes and Challenges

Obituaries

Father Silvaster Sarihaddula

Brother Loreto Anthony Scotto, F.S.C.

Sister Mary de Porres McAllen, R.S.M.

DIOCESAN ASSIGNMENTS

Rev. Gesson Agenis, from parochial vicar of Most Precious Blood – Ss. Simon and Jude, Bath Beach, to parochial vicar of St. Rosalia – Regina Pacis, Borough Park, effective Dec. 1.

Rev. Msgr. Edward V. Wetterer, from residence at St. Thomas the Apostle, Woodhaven, to residence at St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights, while remaining in senior priest status, effective Nov. 1.

Most Rev. Alfonso Cabezas,C.M., from residence at St. John the Baptist Rectory, Bedford Stuyvesant, to residence at the John B. Murray Residence, St. John’s University, Jamaica, while remaining coordinator of ministry to Colombian Immigrants, and retired Vincentian bishop, effective Nov. 23.