The St. John’s Prep, Astoria, varsity soccer team captured the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens ‘A’ division soccer championship, 3-1, over Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, at Coffee Field on the campus of Fordham University, the Bronx. John Yavaldakis, Gabriel Restaino and Jared Daly scored goals for the Red Storm. At halftime of the contest, four members of […]
Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, hosted its annual Induction Ceremony of the Brother Hilary Chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS). One hundred and fifty-one exceptional students from the senior, junior and sophomore classes were conferred membership to the society. The ceremony began with a welcome address by Deacon Kevin McCormack, principal, and an opening prayer […]
Students from Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, joined the nation’s largest Veterans Day Parade. They walked down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to show their appreciation of all the men and women who fought to keep the country safe. They marched together with FDNY Engine 343, a commemorative engine in honor of the 343 New York firefighters […]
Veronica Carrasco, freshman Cristo Rey Brooklyn Conscience can either be a bright light that guides you forward or a dark alley that pulls you down into the silent depths of confusion that can so easily cause havoc in your life. Sometimes it’s not easy to make the morally good decisions, but we have to […]
By Frank DeRosa The story goes that someone asked Bishop John Snyder, bishop emeritus of the St. Augustine Diocese, Florida, and a popular one-time Brooklyn auxiliary bishop, if he ever wanted to be the pope. “No,” he replied, breaking out his trademark smile, “I wanted to be a cardinal, but I couldn’t hit a curveball.” […]
St. Adalbert and Ascension churches, both Elmhurst, are offering a special Mass for those affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m. at St. Adalbert Church. St. Adalbert is located at 52-29 83rd Street in Elmhurst, N.Y. The rectory telephone number is 718-639-0212.
The St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, varsity volleyball team won this year’s GCHSAA state volleyball tournament on Nov. 8. The team went 5-1 in pool play, which helped them earn the No. 1 seed for the semifinal match. The L’il Terriers went 2-0 against John F. Kennedy Catholic H.S., Somers, N.Y., winning 25-18 and 25-22. […]
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) – International and local groups were poised to get aid to the worst-hit areas of the typhoon-stricken central Philippines, but the challenges of getting help to communities growing desperate for food and water went beyond just making sure roads were clear. For the Jesuits who wanted to help, security was the priority. […]
by Mark Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) – On Nov. 25, 1963, a television audience of millions of people around the world prayerfully bid farewell to President John F. Kennedy, as his flag-draped coffin was placed before the sanctuary of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., during the funeral Mass for the slain […]
When Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines Nov. 8 and the call for help went out, among the first to respond was Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), which has an ongoing relationship with the island-nation in the Pacific. From its distribution center in Long Island City, CMMB began filling boxes with as much as $2 million […]
