Diocesan News

50 Years After Assassination, Dr. King Is Remembered

April 11, 2018
Members of the Sister Thea Bowman Choir of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y., pray before singing at a prayer service April 4 commemorating the life and mission of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre. The service was held on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Rev. King in Memphis, Tenn. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic)
Bishop John O. Barres of Rockville Centre, N.Y., delivers his homily during the prayer service commemorating the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic)
People hold hands and sing during the prayer service remembering King. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic)

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