17th-Century Nun Championed Women’s Rights, Love of God in Colonial Mexico
March 15, 2023
“You foolish men,” begins a poem by one of Mexico’s most renowned writers.
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Fordham’s Bronx Artifacts Collection Builds on Jewish, Catholic Partnership
March 15, 2023
A trove of artifacts of local Jewish life — bar mitzvah invitations, high school yearbooks, marriage certificates, receipts from kosher...
Artist to Sculpt ‘Fatherhood of St. Joseph’ for the Co-Cathedral
March 15, 2023
When Father Christopher Heanue became rector of the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in the Diocese of Brooklyn, he set out...
Only in Print: St. Josephine Bakhita Imbues Hope for Human Trafficking Survivors
March 8, 2023
Josephine Bakhita chose to love. She eventually reached Italy, where she won her freedom, embraced Catholicism, and became a nun. In...
More Bilingual Skills Needed for Clergy to Serve Chinese Immigrants
March 2, 2023
About 3,000 speakers of Chinese languages attend Sunday Mass in the Diocese of Brooklyn. However, priests who speak Mandarin and...
Discerners Called to Forge Friendship With Christ at Bishop’s Vocation Retreat
February 27, 2023
During the annual Bishop's Vocation Retreat last weekend, Bishop Robert Brennan urged 27 young men to forge deeper relationships with...
First Steps of Synod-Inspired Lenten Pilgrimage Taken on Ash Wednesday
February 22, 2023
People from across the Diocese of Brooklyn came to Cathedral Basilica of St. James for an Ash Wednesday service that...
Only in Print: ‘Jesus Mafa’ Paintings Share Gospel, Depict Jesus as Black Man
February 22, 2023
When one searches “Jesus Mafa,” scenes from the Gospel of Jesus Christ materialize on a computer screen.
Welcoming Jesus: African, Caribbean Culture Influences Abound at Rebuilt St. Mary Magdalene Church
February 22, 2023
African-themed motifs highlight St. Mary Magdalene Parish's church, which opened nearly seven years ago to replace one destroyed by an...
Only in Print: Martin Maria de Porres Ward Considered for Sainthood
February 15, 2023
Father Martin Maria de Porres Ward’s devotion as a missionary in Brazil has inspired Catholics from that country and admirers...