The funeral for EMS Lt. Alison Russo-Elling will be a traditional service held for line-of-duty deaths, including an elaborate procession from the funeral to the internment.
Author: Bill Miller
Commissioner: Fatal Attack on EMS Lieutenant ‘Barbaric’ And ‘Completely Unprovoked’
EMS Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, 61, was fatally stabbed Thursday on an Astoria street corner while getting lunch. Her attacker is believed to be mentally ill. She served with the FDNY for 25 years, and was among first responders to the 9/11 terror attacks.
Students Educated Early on About the Real Presence
Educators in the Diocese of Brooklyn believe that teaching Eucharistic Adoration to children as young as a kindergartner starts them on a lifelong path of experiencing one-on-one connection with Christ.
Only in Print – Priests: Eucharistic Adoration Reveals Vocations for Some, But Fuels Zeal for All
Many priests today say that while they may not have received their vocational calling during Eucharistic Adoration, the practice certainly fueled the zeal to become ordained.
Jesuits Assure Funding Pledge; Slaves’ Descendants Blame Delays on ‘Hardliners’
Ancestors of slaves owned and sold by Jesuit priests in the early 1800s say modern-day Jesuits have fallen behind on their promise to raise money for reparations. A near-term pledge of $100 million was pledged to help fund racial-healing programs and scholarships for the slaves’ descendants.
Crowds Jam Little Italy for Heritage, Food & Hopefully Evangelization
This year’s Feast of San Gennaro marks the 96th time that this “Feast of All Feasts” has been held in Little Italy. COVID-19 forced its cancellation in 2020, but it returned with gusto in 2021. This year’s feast builds on the post-COVID rebound.
Teachers, Parents, Students Praised by Bishop Brennan at Catechetical Sunday Observance
While greeting public school students Sunday, Sept. 18, at Our Lady of Perpetual Hope Parish in Ozone Park, Bishop Robert Brennan appreciated that some of them might not yet know him.
Polio Returns to NY; Vaccination Urged
Polio, a debilitating and sometimes fatal disease primarily eradicated in the U.S., has struck New York, prompting the governor to announce a month-long disaster emergency to accelerate vaccination efforts statewide.
Faithful Fill Newark Cathedral to Venerate Padre Pio Relics
Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart was the venue for a two-day public display of five relics from Padre Pio, the first priest in the Catholic Church’s history to bear the stigmata wounds of Christ’s crucifixion.
Pediatric Hospital’s Gender Surgery Defies ‘Catholic’ Logic: Dr.
A plastic surgeon in Alabama asserts that gender surgery offered by Boston Children’s Hospital is contrary to “Catholic anthropology.”