Undocumented immigrants in New York state are now eligible for driver’s licenses, thanks to legislation Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed on June 17, making New York the 13th state with such a law.
Author: Allyson Escobar
St. Pius X Church, Rosedale, Gutted by Blaze
The church had five Sunday Masses scheduled, but no parishioners were inside the building at the time of the fire.
It’s All in the ‘Fine Print’ for Holy Family Student
Philip Saffian, a second-grader at Holy Family Catholic Academy, Fresh Meadows, has the “write” stuff. The 8-year-old was chosen as the national elementary school champion in this year’s Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest.
Eighteen Years Later, Brother of Fallen Firefighter Still Helping 9/11 Victims
Frank Siller spoke to The Tablet at a time when Congress is considering a bill to authorize funding for the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund, a federally funded program that compensates victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Congress last authorized funding for the program in 2015 for use until 2020, but that money is running out.
Notre Dame Cathedral to Celebrate First Mass Since Fire
A small Mass will be celebrated by Paris Archbishop Michel Aupetit. According to the Archdiocese of Paris, the Mass will be held “on a very small scale late Saturday,” in a “side chapel with a restricted number of people.”
Sister Lucy Mendez Follows Her Dreams to College Degree From St. Francis
At the age of 35, Sister Lucy Mendez, P.C.M. is older than most college students, she’s a nun, and she worked full time while pursuing her degree.
Cathedral College Marks 50th Anniversary With Mass and Dinner
The first graduating class of Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception in Douglastown celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 8. The reunion included a Pentecost Mass at the Immaculate Conception Center, followed by a dinner reception.
A Catholic Push for Pro-Pregnancy Bills
In the aftermath of the passage of the Reproductive Health Act in January, the New York State Catholic Conference (NYSCC) continues to lobby for bills that would help pregnant women and boost adoption, while opposing bills that it deems harmful to life at any stage.
An Emotional Pro-Life Rally in Albany Rebukes State’s New Abortion Law
Pro-life activists descended on Albany on June 3 for the fourth annual March for Life New York.
Vatican Clarifies Pope Francis’ Comments on McCarrick
The Vatican’s communications office has released a full transcript of Pope Francis’ interview with Televisa Mexican journalist Valentina Alazraki that revealed the pope’s more complete comments about what he knew about Theodore McCarrick, the former cardinal and archbishop of Washington, D.C., who is the highest-ranking Church clergy member in modern times to be defrocked.
