Pope Francis assured the bishops of El Salvador that the sainthood cause of slain Archbishop Oscar Romero was proceeding well, and the bishops asked him to come to El Salvador to preside personally over the archbishop’s hoped-for beatification.
Month: May 2014
Family Is Still Key to Human Development
Calling family “indispensable and irreplaceable” in human development, a high-ranking Vatican official called for a “renewal of family models” when he spoke at the U.N. in Manhattan earlier this month.
New York’s Bishops Support More Penalties for Human Trafficking
The New York State Catholic Conference has issued its support for legislation that would increase penalties for and facilitate prosecution of those who buy and sell sex slaves in the human trafficking industry in New York State.
Photo: Dialogue on Nuclear Weapons
The meeting was part of a dialogue between the U.S. bishops and Iranian Muslim leaders on nuclear weapons.
Pope Offers Some Frank Advice to Seminarians
Pope Francis told seminarians not to become “orphan priests,” who are motherless without Mary; “businessman priests,” who are after money; or “prince priests,” who are aloof from the people.
TV Coverage of Papal Trip
The major events of Pope Francis’ trip to the Holy Land this weekend will be shown live on NET-TV.
Inaugural Class Inducted Into CYO Hall of Fame (with video and slideshow)
The Catholic Youth Organization of Brooklyn and Queens hosted its first-ever Hall of Fame induction ceremony May 16 at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston.
CYO Essay Contest Winner
Eighth grader Fiona McCaul from St. Gregory the Great, Bellerose, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship for winning the CYO’s essay contest.
34th Annual Buckley’s – Kennedy’s Run to Benefit HeartShare (Updated with Race Results)
The annual Buckley’s – Kennedy’s 5K race has become a spring tradition, and once again, the race will traverse through Breezy Point.
St. Clement Pope Siblings Shine in CYO Outdoor Meet
Myles and Maya Anderson, a brother and sister duo on the St. Clement Pope, Jamaica, CYO track team, had strong showings at the Warren Scullin Memorial Meet on May 18.