Cookies Bearing Likeness of Pope Francis Given after Mass to Rikers Island Inmates
August 26, 2024
Maria Notaro of La Guli Pastry Shop in Astoria has revised her cookie recipe that commemorated Pope Francis’s 2015 visit...
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Visiting Priest’s Quick Actions Help Contain Fire at St. Catherine of Genoa
August 26, 2024
An early-evening fire on Friday at St. Catherine of Genoa forced the church to temporarily close and parishioners to attend...
Researchers’ Study Contends Shroud of Turin Actually Dates to the Time of Jesus
August 22, 2024
Bill Lauto, a Long Island-based environmental scientist, wants the world to rethink enduring beliefs that the Shroud of Turin is...
Statue of Father McGivney, the First of Many, Is Unveiled in Brooklyn
August 14, 2024
The unveiling of the first in a series of statues of Blessed Father Michael McGivney spurred joyous enthusiasm Tuesday, Aug....
Catholic Lawyer is First Black Woman to Lead Queens County Bar
August 5, 2024
May was quite the eventful month for Zenith Taylor, who was inaugurated on May 22 as the first black woman...
‘Father of the Modern Olympics’ Was Catholic
August 5, 2024
The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad have come to Paris, where Pierre de Coubertin — dubbed the “Father of the...
Catholic Olympians Go With God And Go For Gold in Paris
July 29, 2024
Team USA’s roster brings accomplished Catholic athletes to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad. Here are six who will be...
Incense: ‘A Symbol Of Prayers Raised Up To The Heavens’ In Christian Liturgy
July 24, 2024
Wisps of fragrant incense have slowly twisted toward heaven since the early days of Christianity.
New Study: Most Catholics Believe In the True Presence of Christ
July 16, 2024
As the National Eucharistic Revival nears its Congress in Indianapolis, July 17-21, a recent study suggests that the belief that...
Catholic High Schoolers Use Technology to Ease Stress on Human Trafficking Survivors
July 12, 2024
Survivors of human trafficking may have escaped lives of forced labor, servitude, or even violent sex slavery, but post-traumatic stress...