California and New York Catholic conference leaders are emphasizing the need for pro-life advocates to redouble their efforts to advocate for abortion alternatives and walk with pregnant women after politicians in those states announced plans to expand abortion access.
Author: John Lavenburg
Mental Health Ministry Growing
Jeri McNulty remembers early on in the COVID-19 pandemic the stress and anxiety attacks that came with shifting her reading classes for young students online, and the general isolation she experienced in her personal life in a remote world.
Bishop Brennan Holds First Synod Session With Hispanic Parishioners: ‘We See That He Wants to Hear Us’
When 40 members of the diocese’s Hispanic community split into small groups Tuesday night at the St. Benedict Joseph Labre Church rectory to discuss their experiences and needs from the church, the conversations seemed to flow naturally.
Bishop Brennan to Students at Alma Mater: ‘I Want to Be Here For You’
Soon after Bishop of Brooklyn Robert Brennan took the pulpit at St. Thomas More Church on the campus of St. John’s University to deliver his homily Sunday night, the 200-plus congregants filled the circular nave with booming applause.
Immigration Advocates Lament Continuation of Remain in Mexico Policy
When President Joe Biden took office on Jan. 20, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso remembers that regardless of other policy disagreements the nation’s bishops were confident that immigration was an issue the two sides could work together to solve.
Faith Leaders Seek Religious Protections in Build Back Better Childcare Provisions
Catholic leaders joined almost two dozen interfaith organizations in calling for changes to the childcare and universal pre-kindergarten provisions in the Biden administration’s Build Back Better Act so that it won’t indirectly exclude religious providers from the programs.
Supreme Court Hears Most Important Abortion Case in Decades
When the Supreme Court starts to hear arguments in a Mississippi abortion case on Dec. 1, the state’s Catholic bishops will watch closely in anticipation of what could be a major victory for the pro-life cause.
Bishop Brennan Installed as the Eighth Bishop of Brooklyn
Bishop Brennan was officially installed as the Eighth Bishop of Brooklyn, succeeding Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, who served the diocese for the past 18 years.
The New Bishop’s Coat of Arms Bears His Unique Message, And The Message of His Diocese
The right half of the shield in Bishop Robert Brennan’s coat of arms, the side personal to a bishop, contains a blue cross, gold lamb’s head, two red scallop shells, and a white star with seven points.
First Sunday Mass as Brooklyn’s Bishop Will Be at Alma Mater
When Bishop Robert Brennan was a student at St. John’s University in the 1980s, he remembers attending daily Mass at the small Our Lady of Lourdes chapel tucked away on-campus. It was something vital to his early formation and eventual decision to join the seminary.