A few months ago, I wrote a column about the word “they” and how it can be a dangerous word. Since then and after the tragedies in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif., the point is driven home by the consequences when some segments of global societies label Muslims as “they.”
From 1992 to 2002, St. Joseph’s parish, Astoria, had its own Don Bosco in the person of Patrick J. Raspante, known to all simply as “Rick.”
Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, developed a cross-curriculum approach to educate Catholic youth on the right to life cause.
(10th and last in a series) IT IS ALMOST impossible to read a story about Pope Francis that does not mention that he emphasizes the needs of the poor. Many religious leaders have spoken about the poor and about our obligation to be concerned about the poor and to help the poor, but somehow Pope Francis’ message seems to be having a special impact.
God may have needed just six days to make all of creation, but for the new video series “Creation,” well, it took a bit longer.
In keeping with the festivities in Cebu and across the globe, close to 3,000 people came to honor the Child Jesus at St. Sebastian Church, Woodside. Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto was the main celebrant of the Mass.
Filipino Archbishop Bernadito Auza, who serves as the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, was the guest celebrant for the Feast of Santo Niño on Jan. 16 at St. Jude’s Church, Canarsie.
Hundreds of parishioners congregated at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Queens Village, to celebrate the feast of the Holy Child Jesus, known as Santo Niño.
As the Jan. 22 anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision approached, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities urged everyone concerned about “the tragedy of abortion” to recommit themselves to a “vision of life and love, a vision that excludes no one.”
Because of the U.S. Episcopal Church’s moves to change canon law to allow same-sex marriage, Anglican leaders voted to suspend Episcopalians from positions representing the Anglican Communion and from participating in Anglican bodies.
