Bridge to Life, the pro-life group in Flushing that works with young single mothers, was honored at the Queens County Conservative Party Dinner. Rob Astorino, Westchester County executive and candidate for governor, is shown with members of the Bridge to Life board.
Through the sacrament of matrimony, married couples are called to be living icons of God’s love in the world, Pope Francis said; and when they fight – and all couples do – they don’t have “to call the United Nations” but find simple words and gestures to say they are sorry.
The Philippine Supreme Court ruled a reproductive health law constitutional April 8 and declared it effective immediately.
From St. Peter to Pope Francis, there have been 266 popes; 78 of them are recognized as saints, and that number will jump to 80 after the April 27 canonizations of Blesseds John XXIII and John Paul II.
Msgr. John Brown, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands, was awarded the 2013 Department of Homeland Security Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience on April 3 at Citi Field, Flushing, for his tireless efforts in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
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The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling that said a New Mexico photographer violated the state’s human rights law by refusing to photograph a commitment ceremony for a same-sex couple.
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pa., announced it was placing five portraits painted by Thomas Eakins for sale through Christie’s Private Sales in New York.
In the Middle Ages, the Church adopted heraldry as a means of approving and authenticating documents as well as indicating ownership of church buildings.
The following is the public Holy Week schedule for Pope Francis as released by the Vatican:
