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Author: Christine
D-Day’s 80th Anniversary Honors the Past, Aims to Teach Future Generations, French Bishop Says
The Catholic Church in France prepares to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Normandy landings June 6, a date known as D-Day that marked the beginning of the liberation of France and Europe from Nazi Germany’s occupation during World War II.
Contraception Emerging as 2024 Campaign Issue for Both Parties
Contraception is becoming a campaign issue in the 2024 election. Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, made comments suggesting openness to regulations on contraception before backtracking on May 21. The next day, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he plans to hold a vote in June on legislation that would protect access to contraception nationwide.
Experts: Trump’s Felony Conviction is Historic, With Potential Ramifications for U.S.
Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was found guilty on all 34 felony counts by a Manhattan jury agreeing unanimously that he falsified business records in paying hush money to an adult film actress in the closing days of the 2016 campaign.
Man Attempts to Run Over Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn Antisemitic Attack, Shouting ‘I’m Gonna Kill All the Jews’
An apparently antisemitic attack occurred outside a Brooklyn Jewish school on Wednesday, where a man attempted to run over Orthodox students and a rabbi while allegedly shouting, “I’m gonna kill all the Jews,” sources told The New York Post.
Ukrainian Youth Make Pilgrimage for Peace
A group of Ukrainian youth have made a pilgrimage to Medjugorje, asking Mary to bring peace as Russia doubles down on its 11-year war in Ukraine and brutally targets civilians.
The Eucharistic Pilgrimage Is Tied to the Early Church
“Who are these people and what in the world are they doing?”
That’s what plenty of curious people must have been asking last Sunday as the people of our diocese met the Eucharistic procession mid-span on the Brooklyn Bridge and continued the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage through the streets of Brooklyn.
St. Cabrini’s Example Needed in Our Time
As I watched the recently released movie on the life of St. Frances Cabrini, I could not help but think of the need for her courageous work and inspiring example to once again challenge the hearts and minds of American society.
Revere the Eucharistic Revival in Our Area
Following the wisdom of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, we should do exactly what the Second Vatican Council’s “Dogmatic Constitution of the Church” has asked us to do, namely, recognize the reality that the Church makes the Eucharist and the Eucharist makes the Church!
Pope Apologizes For Using ‘Homophobic’ Slang
Pope Francis “never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he extends his apologies to those who were offended by the use of a term, reported by others,” that is considered vulgar in Italian, the Vatican press office said.