Theodore Musco

Diocese Prepares for World Family Meeting

You probably already know that Pope Francis will be visiting the United States in September. Besides visiting Washington, D.C., and New York, the pope will visit Philadelphia for activities and Mass on Sept. 26 and 27, to mark the end of the Eighth World Meeting of Families Congress.

Fr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk

Piecemeal Procreation and Three-Parent Embryos

AN ETHICAL RUBICON was crossed when the first in-vitro fertilization (IVF)-conceived baby came into the world in 1978. With human reproduction no longer limited to the embrace of a man and a woman, people felt empowered to take their own sperm and eggs, or those of others, and create their much desired children bit-by-cellular-bit.

Pope Ready to Visit South America

Pope Francis is expected to arrive July 6 in Ecuador, starting a three-country tour of his home continent, the Associated Press reported from Quito.

Wedding Anniversaries

The annual Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebration will take place on Saturday, April 25, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights. The Mass, celebrated by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, will begin at 11 a.m. All couples married in 1990 or before are invited to attend with their families. All registered couples will receive a certificate […]

What food or dish brings back pleasant memories for you?

Melissa Lent, junior Christ the King R.H.S. Jasmine rice always brings back good memories of family dinners. Any Chinese dish reminds me of my dad cooking for us and the conversations we’ve had over dinner.     Joanna Rizzo, sophomore Archbishop Molloy H.S. My grandma’s tri-color cookies: She always makes them around Christmas time and […]

Around the Diocese: April 18, 2015

BROOKLYN Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sunset Park – Pro-Life Mass, April 17, 7:30 p.m. Call 492-9200. Midwood Catholic Academy, Flatlands — Spring Fling Card Party, April 17, 7 p.m. in Msgr. King Hall. Doors open 6:30 p.m. $25 at the door. Call 377-1800. St. Patrick, Bay Ridge — Easter Mission with Al Barbarino, April […]

The Tablet Celebrates: Baby Boomers

Of the nearly 75 million Americans in the baby boom generation, 3 million will reach retirement age every year. This shift will impact families, employers, leisure and travel industries, real estate, financial services and the health care system, among others.

Palliative Care

Palliative Care for Adults With Life-Limiting Illnesses

Calvary is the nation’s only fully accredited acute-care specialty hospital devoted to providing palliative care to adult patients from all faith traditions with advanced cancer and other life-limiting illnesses.