Sister Bernard Loretto Carr, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 78 years, died in Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood. She entered the congregation in 1937 from Holy Cross, Flatbush. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from St. John’s University, Jamaica, 1956, and certification in Spanish from Brentwood College. She taught at […]
Just in time for the start of baseball season, Good Shepherd parish, Marine Park, held its annual “Baseball Bash” March 28, where over 20 avid fans got together to discuss everything baseball.
BROOKLYN St. Ephrem, Dyker Heights — Divine Mercy Celebration, April 6- 11, 2:45 p.m. Exposition, chaplet and St. Faustina intentions. Divine Mercy Sunday Mass, April 12, 2:30 p.m. Call 833-1010. Our Lady of Angels, Bay Ridge — Bereavement Support Group, April 11, 9:30 a.m. Call 836-7200. Our Lady of Grace, Gravesend — Spring Fair, April […]
In her just-released book, “Be Safe, Love Mom,” Elaine Lowry Brye seeks to help mothers whose children are in uniform.
The president of the Kenyan bishops’ conference called on Easter worshippers to commit themselves to praying for peace and security after militants attacked a college campus.
“I know that the fee has stood in the way for many who are in need of an annulment,” said a letter from Bishop David A. Zubik of Pittsburgh to Catholics in his diocese.
Quoting Pope Francis and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Easter Prayer Breakfast, President Barack Obama observed that the celebration of Easter puts other concerns into context.
Christians live the joy of the Resurrection when they share a smile with someone, weep with those who mourn and defend the rights of those persecuted for their faith, Pope Francis said.
Celebrating the first vespers for Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis formally will deliver the “bull of indiction” or proclamation of the extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy.
Widespread indifference to the violent persecution of Christians and other communities suggests the world is full of Pontius Pilates who eagerly wash their hands of all responsibility, said Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the papal household.
