President Donald Trump’s presence at the annual March for Life in Washington on Jan. 24 will provide a boost to the pro-life movement, local pro-life advocates say.
Month: January 2020
Investigation of Bishop DiMarzio Follows Accountability Guidelines; Secular News Leaves Out Context and Facts in Reports
Under the new protocols for bishop accountability, Cardinal Timothy Dolan will formally conduct an investigation into an allegation against Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio that he abused an altar boy nearly 50 years ago.
Bishop Perez of Cleveland Tapped to Replace Chaput in Philadelphia
Pope Francis has tapped Bishop Nelson Perez to be the new Archbishop of Philadelphia, replacing retiring Archbishop Charles Chaput with a native priest of the archdiocese.
Queens Youth Group Visits the Retired Sisters of St. Joseph
The ROCK Youth Group at St. Francis de Sales Parish in Belle Harbor spends quality time once a month visiting the retired Sisters of St. Joseph at the Stella Maris Convent in Rockaway Park.
Around The Diocese: Jan. 25, 2020
This week’s listing includes events in Brooklyn and Queens starting Jan. 25, 2020.
Diocesan Assignments – January 25, 2020
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Rev. Raphael Munday Kukana, from administrator to pastor of St. Catherine of Genoa, East Flatbush, while remaining in ministry with Catholic Charities, effective December 22, 2019.
Only in Print: Jesuit Priest Brings His Design Skills to Brooklyn | January 25, 2020
For eight years, Father Terrence Curry’s, S.J., mission was in China, where he taught architecture at the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Pro-Life Committee Chair Calls Abortion A Human Rights Issue
Leading up to the annual March for Life in the nation’s capital, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., spoke to The Tablet Jan. 20, about the status of the pro-life movement in what he referred to as ‘a very active battlefield.’
‘Ed’ Wall, Veteran Journalist in Secular, Catholic Press, Dies at 94
Arthur E. P. “Ed” Wall, a veteran journalist who spent many years in the secular press and the Catholic press, died Jan. 18 in Orland Park. He was 94.
NBA Legend Bernard King Visits St. Kevin
NBA Hall of Famer Bernard King put on a basketball clinic for the youth of St. Kevin parish.