by Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) – A three-year study of U.S. women religious called for by the Vatican has been completed with the final comprehensive report recently sent to Rome. No details of the findings in what the Church calls an apostolic visitation were released by Mother Mary Clare Millea, superior general of the Apostles […]
Month: January 2012
Suspect Killed After Robbing Catholic Center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CNS) — A masked man was fatally shot by an Albuquerque police officer Jan. 4 moments after the suspect stole a safe from the Albuquerque Catholic Center, pulled a gun on a security guard and possibly fired shots at the officer in an apparent attempt to get away, according to the Albuquerque Police […]
Meet a Real Exorcist
by Lilla Ross JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CNS) – If everything you know about exorcism you learned by watching the movie, “The Exorcist,” Father Jose Antonio Fortea wants to exorcise those notions from your head. To learn about exorcism, Father Fortea said the best textbook is the Bible, especially the Gospels, because after all, Jesus was an […]
Two New Yorkers Among The 22 New Cardinals
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Clergy and laity alike praised the naming of new cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio also noted the New York ties of new U.S. Cardinals-designate Timothy M. Dolan and Edwin F. O’Brien in a Jan. 6 statement. “It is a privilege not only for these exceptional leaders in the church, […]
Pope Warns About Religious Terrorism
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI condemned “religiously motivated terrorism” and restrictions on religious freedom during his annual address to diplomats accredited to the Vatican. Looking both at signs of promise and areas of concern around the globe, the pope said human dignity, truth and justice demand governments safeguard all human […]
Youth Views: Who are you most thankful for that you do no see everyday?
Tablet TALK
Ready To Serve Bensonhurst Community Regina Pacis, Bensonhurst, celebrated the installation of four new extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion on the Feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 8. Sister Anna O’Brien, M.F.I.C., pastoral ministry director, far left, and Father Vincentius Do, parochial vicar, third from right, congratulate the new ministers, from left, Salvatore Friscia, Mary […]
St. Saviour H.S. Shows Christian Charity
Remembering their duty to those who are struggling, the community at St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, has worked to make the holiday season a little brighter for the women of Providence House and their children. Continuing the school’s yearly tradition, Sister Anne Lally, C.S.J., campus minister, collected Christmas gifts from the school to be delivered […]
Students Sing for Seniors
The choral students from St. Agnes Academic High School, College Point, led under the direction of music teacher, Joan Marie Delahunt, gathered together with members of the Hanac Angelo Petromelis Senior Center in College Point for a holiday sing along! Song lyrics were given out for all to participate and those that were passing by […]
St. John’s Prepster Runs With the Angels
During the holidays, Catholics are reminded of Gabriel the Archangel, who appeared to the Virgin Mary telling her that God has chosen her to give birth to Jesus. Just as Gabriel the Archangel soared through the Heavens, St. John’s Prep, Astoria, has its own version of “Gabriel” soaring around the track. Senior Gabriel Vazquez, 17, […]