by Antonina Zielinska Buses from throughout the diocese brought hundreds of pro-life supporters to the 39th annual March for Life Jan. 23 to join the tens of thousands of demonstrators in Washington D.C. “I came to speak for the children who cannot speak for themselves,” said Michael Cucci, a parishioner of Most Precious Blood parish, […]
by Gail Donovan This is the fourth in a series of articles about the future of Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens. Spend a few minutes talking to Joe Sawe and you will easily get caught up in his energetic vision for Catholic education in Brooklyn and Queens. Sawe, who is an alumnus of St. […]
by Nancy Frazier O’Brien WASHINGTON (CNS) – Although Catholic leaders vowed to fight on, the Obama administration has turned down repeated requests from Catholic bishops, hospitals, schools and charitable organizations to revise its religious exemption to the requirement that all health plans cover contraceptives and sterilization free of charge. Instead, Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the […]
Parishioners of SS. Peter and Paul parish, Williamsburg, gathered at Epiphany Church Jan. 21 and processed to SS. Peter and Paul Church with an icon of Our Lady of Altagracia, patroness of the Dominican Republic. Msgr. Agripino Nunez Collado, rector of Mother and Teacher Pontifical University in the Dominican Republic, was the main celebrant of the liurgy. […]
SEATTLE (CNS) – Legislation introduced by lawmakers in Washington state that would redefine marriage to allow same-sex marriage “is not in the public interest,” said the bishops of the state’s three Catholic dioceses. “Marriage in faith and societal traditions is acknowledged as the foundation of civilization. It has long been recognized that the stability of […]
Last fall, the three bishops of downstate New York committed their seminaries to work together for the training of priests and their co-workers in ministry. The Inter-diocesan Seminary Partnership came about on Nov. 10, 2011 as a result of a joint operating agreement signed by Cardinal-designate Timothy M. Dolan of New York, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio […]
St. Raphael’s School, Long Island City, will close at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year, due to declining enrollment and escalating costs. In a Jan. 20 letter to parents, Father Jerry Jecewiz, pastor, explained, “We had agreed to a specific goal, strictly time-bound to last September, to raise the 160 students enrollment to 200. […]
The freezing pre-dawn snow and rain did not put a damper on the smiles and determination of over 50 students and four faculty members from Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, as they boarded the bus for the 2012 March for Life in Washington, DC. Anthony Padro, a senior who will be heading to Marine […]
To celebrate their 32nd Cultural Harmony Day, students at St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, brought ethnic foods and performed song and dances for their peers. The events included a Mexican Hat dance and an Irish Soft Step dance. At the close of the performances students put on a fashion show to showcase their native outfits. […]
