Sister JoAnn Bonauro, S.C.; Sister Virginia Marie Monahan, OP; Joan M. Flynn; Sister Maria Rose Kelly, IHM
Month: April 2023
When Most Hispanics Were Catholic …
The trend is clear. As the Hispanic population grows quickly and steadily in the United States, fewer Hispanics self-identify with Roman Catholicism.
Bringing the Light of An Angel to Sister Ave
When she needed it the most, Sister Ave Clark believes that a stranger brought the light of an angel into her life.
Young Latinos Leaving Faith, Church is Reacting to Rise of Secularization’s Impact
With the number of U.S. Hispanics who identify as Catholic dropping dramatically over the past decade, Catholic leaders say they are concerned, but not surprised.
Senior Residence to Boost Affordable Green Housing
The Livonia C3 Senior Residence plans to offer 142 affordable rental apartments for seniors and formerly homeless adults in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood.
Pope Decides Women Will Be Voting Members of Synod of Bishops
At least three dozen women will be voting members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October, Pope Francis has decided.
Religious Sisters Help Survivors of 2019 Easter Bombing in Sri Lanka Attacks Heal From Psychological Wounds
On Saturday afternoons, Niranjalee Yasawaradana kneels down before three crosses in an open ground, talking for hours or sometimes crying, a practice she has continued for the past four years.
Bishop Says ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ Not Enough to Tackle Gun Violence
After a spate of shootings across the country, a U.S. bishop has said that offering thoughts and prayers after a tragedy, though necessary, is not a sufficient response to the issue of gun violence that plagues the nation.
St. Joseph’s Radio Station Seeks to Evangelize
Father Jean Farda Tanisma never imagined himself as a radio disc jockey, but that’s what he is these days: at the microphone welcoming listeners to the radio station he runs at St. Joseph’s Church in Astoria.
How Catholic Artists Support Each Other, Find Performance Spaces
Two artists — ballet dancer Claire Kretzschmar and painter Erin K. McAtee — stepped into the void left when the pandemic hit in 2020 and created Arthouse 2B, a project to bring New York’s Catholic artists together as a community to perform, pray, and support one another.