The diocesan Vicariate for Black Catholic Concerns conducted a prayer service Jan. 21 at St. Teresa of Avila Church, South Ozone Park, to commemorate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Readings from Scripture as well as the writing of Dr. King, along with personal reflections, were interspersed with prayers and hymns. Participants included […]
by Marie Elena Giossi Cloistered away in a monastery in Borough Park, the Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood and Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará Sisters (S.S.V.M.) minister unseen at the service of God and their brothers and sisters. More than a dozen Precious Blood Sisters and Sister Servants, […]
by Antonina Zielinska On the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to legalize abortions, the faithful from throughout New York gathered at St. Patick’s Cathedral, Manhattan, for a Mass and procession. Cardinal Timothy Dolan was the main celebrant Jan. 22 at the 7 a.m. Eucharistic celebration. During his homily, he said that the United […]
by Sarah MacDonald DUBLIN (CNS) – In the wake of the largest pro-life demonstration ever to have taken place in Ireland, cracks have begun to emerge in the coalition government over its plans to legislate for abortion. More than 25,000 people converged on Dublin Jan. 19, braving bitterly cold weather, to attend the “Unite for […]
by Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) – President Barack Obama’s second Inauguration Day Jan. 21 started with a private prayer service at St. John’s Episcopal Church and centered on a swearing-in ceremony bracketed by prayers and highlighted by an inaugural address dotted with references to God-given societal rights and obligations. Speaking to a crowd estimated at […]
Auxiliary Bishop Frank Caggiano, Vicar General, has written to all pastors of the diocese urging them to use common sense when distributing communion under both species during the current flu season. The memorandum says: “The faithful should use common sense precautions when attending Mass or other public functions in the parish so that the possibility […]
The last name “Gallagher” appears quite often in the Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, track record book. Over the next four years, that will likely stay the same, but the first names are certainly bound to change. Twin sisters Jackie and Tessie Gallagher, 14, are freshmen on the Kearney track team. Their two older sisters, Kerri […]
Gretchen R. Crowe ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) – Pro-life activist Lila Rose was a just child when she first became aware of the tragedy of abortion. Growing up in San Jose, Calif., the third of eight children, “we were taught from a young age to love and respect human life,” she told more than 150 pro-life […]
by Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) – The Catholic owners of an Illinois health services consulting company have won a temporary restraining order against the state’s contraceptive mandate. Judge Terence M. Sheen of the DuPage County Circuit Court granted the order Jan. 15 to Christopher and Mary Anne Yep and their company, Triune Health Group Inc., […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – While applauding the European Court of Human Rights’ recognition of the right of a British airline employee to wear a cross on her uniform, the Vatican lamented the court’s denial of the full right of conscientious objection in other cases claiming religious discrimination in the United Kingdom. Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, the […]
