Rev. Martin Curtin, O.F.M., Cap., to pastor of St. Michael – St. Malachy, East New York, effective Sept. 1. Rev. Msgr. John A. McGuirl, to temporary administrator of Our Lady of Mercy, Forest Hills, while remaining in senior priest status, and in residence at Our Lady of Mercy, Forest Hills, effective Sept. 1.
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Bishop Brennan Kicks Off the New School Year With Warm Welcome
Students at St. Athanasius Catholic Academy were welcomed with a big surprise on their first day of school, Wednesday, Sept. 6.
Catholic Student Center at Washington’s Howard University Named for Sister Thea Bowman
On a day when history was made 60 years earlier with the March on Washington, Father Robert Boxie III, the Catholic chaplain at Howard University in the nation’s capital, noted that the campus ministry program there was making history of its own, with the blessing and dedication of its new Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Student Center.
Vatican says Ulma Child Was Born During Mother’s Execution
With a beatification Mass for the Ulma family set for Sept. 10, the Vatican emphasized that all nine members of the Polish family are considered martyrs, including the child that was born during the massacre.
Mexico’s High Court Overturns State Abortion; Move Could Bring End to Restrictions Nationwide
Mexico’s Supreme Court overturned a state-level abortion ban, a decision observers say could hasten the removal of restrictions on the procedure nationwide.
Pope Says Religion and Culture Can be Misused to Frighten and Oppress
When religion or culture is used to sow division or to impose a certain world view on others, it becomes an ideology, Pope Francis said.
Catholic Faith Marches ‘Forward’ in West Indian Day Parade
For revelers at this year’s West Indian Day Parade, the festivities were an opportunity to embrace the culture of the Caribbean islands they descended from.
Pope’s Visit to Mongolia Underscores the ‘Periphery in His Heart’
When Pope Francis visited Mongolia Aug. 31-Sept. 1, representing one of the church’s smallest and most remote communities, it showcased his repeated love of the peripheries and served as an opportunity to introduce the Catholic Church and its works to a place still largely unfamiliar with Christianity.
Synod Assembly Won’t Be Secret, But Won’t Be Open to Press, Pope Says
The Synod of Bishops is not a television show or a parliamentary debate, and its discussions will not be open to the public or to reporters, Pope Francis said.
At Mass in Mongolia, Pope Sends ‘Warm Greetings’ to Neighboring China
By Cindy Wooden ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (CNS) — While China allowed Pope Francis’ plane to cross its airspace on the way to Mongolia, an office of the Chinese Communist Party prevented any Catholic bishops or priests in the mainland from traveling there to see the pope. But a retired cardinal and the future cardinal of Hong […]
