“Greetings from the President of the United States. Your friends and neighbors have selected you to represent [them] in the Armed Forces …” And so begins the so-called “friends” letter notifying a young man that he has been conscripted. The “draft” has not been used since the Vietnam War, yet we still honor draftees on Memorial Day.
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Sharing the Gift of Baptism Makes All Christians Friends, Pope Says
Christians have the same baptism and that makes them friends, Pope Francis told members of an ecumenical organization from Hong Kong.
Letters to the Editor Week of May 25, 2024
Remembering Msgr. Richie, Please Remember Memorial Day, Our Lady of Grace Italian Class
Obituaries, Week of May 25, 2024
Msgr. Richard J. Ahlemeyer
Diocesan Assignments – May 25, 2024
Very Rev. Kevin F. McBrien, from pastor of Our Lady of the Snows, Floral Park, and from Dean of Queens 5 Deanery, to pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Glendale, effective June 30. Very Rev. Patrick J. West, to pastor of Corpus Christi, Woodside, while remaining pastor of St. Sebastian, Woodside, and dean of Queens 2 Deanery, effective June 10.
Sharing the Diocesan Eucharistic Revival
I believe in sharing. It’s customary for me to give an update of events I have attended and my experiences attending said events with my friends, my family, my children, fellow parishioners, and anyone who would listen.
Pope Francis’ CBS Interview Addresses Women Deacons, War, Migrants, Climate Change and Hope
Pope Francis said he is not open to the possibility of ordaining women as deacons, weeks after authorizing several Vatican study groups to look into that issue and others as part of the Synod on Synodality — although “women have always had … the function of deaconesses without being deacons,” and that “making space in the church for women does not mean giving them a ministry.”
Catholic Women, Citing Church Teaching, Push Back at Butker Graduation Speech
Several Catholic professional women, as well as an order of women religious, have challenged a controversial graduation speech by NFL player Harrison Butker, during which the Kansas City Chiefs placekicker and devout Catholic opined on (among other topics) the role of women in society, and the church’s teaching on natural family planning.
Pope Sends Condolences for Death of Iranian President, Foreign Minister
Pope Francis Monday sent condolences to Iran following a helicopter crash that claimed the lives of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahain, assuring of his prayers for their families and the nation.
Rise in Religious Persecution Fueled in Part by Authoritarianism, Says U.S. Watchdog Agency
An increase in religious persecution around the globe was fueled in part by a rise in authoritarianism, according to a recent annual report.