The Sisters of Charity of New York, who announced in April they would no longer accept new members, enjoyed a long history of service in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Month: May 2023
Native of Cuba Hopes to Teach Kids and Serve the Sick in the Diocese
Deacon Ernesto Alonso worked as a personal chef specializing in kosher cuisine before deciding to complete his lifelong ambition to be a priest. He is among four transitional deacons who will be Saturday, June 3 in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Slain NYPD Officers, FDNY Firefighter Honored at White House
Two much-honored NYPD officers who were murdered last year received the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor from President Joe Biden on Wednesday.
New York City Tenant Advocates Say Right-to-Counsel Program Underfunded
The Right to Counsel NYC coalition is calling on Mayor Eric Adams to triple the amount of his proposed 2024 budget that pays lawyers to represent indigent tenants in housing court cases.
Basketball Old-Timers of America Induct 5 New Hall of Fame Members
The Basketball Old-Timers of America inducted its 2023 Hall of Fame class on May 5.
Appeals Court Hears Abortion Pill Case, Next Stop Supreme Court
A federal appeals court in Louisiana is hearing arguments May 17 about the accessibility of the abortion drug mifepristone.
North Carolina Lawmakers Uphold Abortion Ban Legislation
Legislation in North Carolina that bans most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, which the state’s bishops say “represents progress toward building a culture of life,” will now become law after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly overrode the Democratic governor’s veto.
New Report Says Germany’s Catholic Church Faces Major Decline In Membership, Revenue
Germany’s Catholic Church will be forced to give up a third of its properties in the face of dwindling membership and revenue, according to a new report, with many buildings facing demolition unless converted to other uses.
Catholics In China Welcome, Follow Papal Teachings, Cardinal Says
– Catholics in China know how to treasure papal teachings, said Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.
Deadly Cyclone Mocha Hit Myanmar Areas Where Persecuted Rohingya Muslim Minority Lives
The Catholic Church has dispatched aid materials to the hardest-hit regions of Myanmar after deadly Cyclone Mocha battered the southeast Asian country May 14.