Caring Deacons Step Up to Give Asylum-Seekers Much-Needed Help
January 10, 2024
Deacons, partnering with Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens, help recent immigrants navigate the U.S. immigration system, obtain work permits, and...
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Religious Sister Relishes Colorful Christmas Celebrations Back Home In Nigeria
January 8, 2024
When Sister Elizabeth Ogbu visits her hometown in Nigeria, she especially enjoys going at Christmas. “That's when I catch all...
Baby Jesus and Three Kings Revered More in Dominican Republic, a Native Priest Says
January 4, 2024
Santa Claus does have a fanbase in the Dominican Republic, but not as strong as the Baby Jesus, the Three...
New Statue Honors St. Nicholas, and Not Just as Model for Santa Claus
January 2, 2024
The family of Pasqua Gaudiuso Cama, who in 1951 immigrated to Brooklyn from Bari, Italy, honored her on Sunday, Dec....
Queens Native Gives Voice to St. Joseph in New Novel ‘My Perfect Wife, Her Perfect Son’
December 18, 2023
Author Joe Benevento, a Queens native, believes there is much more to learn from St. Joseph, which he conveys in...
Churches Were Far, But Christmas Joy Always Close, in Rural Kenya
December 18, 2023
Father Samuel Mwiwawi and his six siblings didn’t experience Christmas Day Mass in Kenya until his parents settled in his...
Brooklyn Teens Find 12,000 ‘New Friends’ at Catholic Youth Rally
December 18, 2023
Five young people from Brooklyn gained 12,000 new friends Nov. 16-18 in Indianapolis for a crash course on how to...
Christmas in Poland: One Priest’s Memories Growing Up
December 13, 2023
Father Chris Piasta lived under communism growing up in Katowice, Poland, but unlike other Soviet-bloc countries, Christmas was allowed to...
Room With a Maximilian View
December 5, 2023
A portion of this 402-year-old monastery, where St. Maximilian Kolbe studied in Rome, is now an award winning hotel that...
Concerned Leaders: Let’s Weed Out the Illegal Cannabis Shops
December 5, 2023
A legally licensed dispensary selling medical marijuana is just four blocks from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, but the...