As part of a rigorous college marketing course a St. John’s University, students from St. Edmund Prep, Homecrest, contributed to their society while learning about the business world. Part of the course offers students the opportunity to realize their own business venture. They present their idea to their school’s Board of Stakeholders, which either finances […]
by Antonina Zielinska On Sunday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m., Auxiliary Bishop Frank Caggiano, vicar general, presided over the final regularly scheduled Mass at St. Ignatius church, a worship site of St. Francis of Assisi-St. Blaise parish in Crown Heights. “This is a day of tremendous mixed emotions — a day where there will be […]
Since 1948, the Congrega Maria SS. Addolorata has been honoring the Blessed Mother on the Sunday before the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Sept. 15, with a street procession and Mass at Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen Church, Carroll Gardens. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant of the evening Mass on Sunday, Sept. 9. Earlier […]
Give a call over to Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, these days, and you’ll hear the voice message thank you for calling the “Home of the Crusaders and Lady Crusaders.” That’s right, the 2012-2013 Lady Crusaders will be part of the first-ever co-ed class at McClancy since the school’s founding by the Brothers of the […]
As Lebanon welcomes Pope Benedict XVI this weekend, the international community will be watching and listening carefully to the message he brings to the Church in the Middle East. Sons and daughters of Lebanon, at home and abroad, have been eagerly anticipating Pope Benedict XVI’s visit, the primary purpose of which is to sign and […]
As the school year begins, new teachers are ready to jump into gear! Ninety-four new teachers gathered together with officials from the diocesan Office of the Superintendent on Aug. 28, at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, for a two-day orientation to help prepare them for teaching in the Catholic schools and academies. “To be a […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In an effort to comply more fully with international standards against financial criminal activity, the Vatican has hired an outside expert in combating money laundering and financing terrorism. Rene Brulhart, a 40-year-old Swiss international lawyer, started working as a consultant to the Vatican in September on “all matters related to anti-money […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CNS) – Bishop Robert W. Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph was convicted Sept. 6 of one count of failing to report suspected child abuse and acquitted on another count in a brief bench trial. Jackson County Circuit Judge John M. Torrence issued the verdict and quickly set and suspended a sentence of […]
TACHS EXAM The TACHS Exam is mandatory for eighth-grade students who wish to attend a Catholic high school for the 2012-2013 school year. St. John’s Preparatory School, Astoria, is offering seven review classes covering mathematical, English and test-taking skills required for the TACHS exam. It also includes two timed practice exams. The course runs Sept. 22 to […]
