by Nancy Frazier O’Brien WASHINGTON (CNS) – Declaring themselves “strongly unified and intensely focused,” the nation’s top Catholic bishops vowed to continue their multipronged defense of religious liberty in the courts, Congress and the White House. The five-page statement titled “United for Religious Freedom” was approved March 14 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ […]
Month: March 2012
Pope Could Push Sainthood Cause of Father Varela in Cuba
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The sainthood cause of Cuban-born Father Felix Varela could take a leap forward during Pope Benedict XVI’s stay in Cuba March 26-28. The Congregation for Saints’ Causes “has done its part” and has recommended that Pope Benedict formally recognize the heroic virtues of Father Varela, a 19th-century writer […]
New Bishops Appointed
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport, Conn., to be the new archbishop of Baltimore, Md., and he also named new bishops for the dioceses of Rockford, Ill., and Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla. Msgr. David Malloy, 56, who was general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops from […]
For Some Palestinians, Life In Jerusalem Is Like Limbo
by Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM (CNS) – Joseph Hazboun remembers when he could hop into his car in Jerusalem and drive the few miles to the nearby West Bank city of Bethlehem to see his family. It was easy enough, even passing through mandatory checkpoints, that he and his Jerusalem-born wife and children would make the […]
New Futures Group Aims for More Efficient Development
Leaders from around the diocese gathered March 16 in the name of Catholic education to celebrate a fruitful past, a new beginning and hope for the future. The ink was dried and the seals had been placed on Feb. 6, 2012, merging the Futures in Education Foundation and Futures in Education Endowment officially as one […]
Cuban Shrine’s Facelift Is Ready for Papal Visit
by Patricia Zapor EL COBRE, Cuba (CNS) – The Shrine of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, home to the 400-year-old statue of Cuba’s patroness, has always been an impressive sight: a towering pale yellow basilica perched in the picturesque foothills of the Sierra Maestra. It’s where Pope Benedict XVI will visit March 27, […]
Follow Pope on The NET
New Evangelization Television (NET), the Diocese of Brooklyn’s cable television station serving the five boroughs of New York City, presents exclusive studio coverage of the Apostolic Journey to Latin America, March 23 – 26 from Mexico and March 26 – 28 from Cuba. Commencing in Mexico, special broadcasting began on March 23 at 6:30 p.m., […]
Bishops to Strengthen Teaching on Marriage
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The U.S. bishops’ attempts to defend religious freedom and the traditional definition of marriage must be accompanied by stronger efforts to educate Catholics about the Church’s real teaching on sexuality and marriage, several of the bishops said while at the Vatican. “The church doesn’t say ‘no’ because she’s […]
U.S. Bishops Support People of Faith in Middle East
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Citing continuing conflict in the Middle East, the U.S. bishops’ Administrative Committee reiterated its support for the region’s bishops and all people of faith, urging them to stand against violence even in the face of hostility and aggression. A statement from the committee, which concluded a two-day meeting in Washington March 14, […]
Obituaries
Msgr. Dunn Served Woodside as Pastor A Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. Richard F. Dunn, pastor emeritus of Corpus Christi parish, Woodside, will be celebrated at the church on March 24. Msgr. Dunn died March 20. He would have been 80 on April 6. Born in Brooklyn and baptized in St. Catharine of […]