The CYO hosted its final regular season outdoor track meet May 18. It was the Warren Scullen Memorial meet.
Author: Jim Mancari
72 New Lay Leaders Complete Program
It’s graduation season, and 72 new lay ministers from 27 parishes in the diocese completed the three-year ministry preparation program.
Family Is Still Key to Human Development
Calling family “indispensable and irreplaceable” in human development, a high-ranking Vatican official called for a “renewal of family models” when he spoke at the U.N. in Manhattan earlier this month.
New York’s Bishops Support More Penalties for Human Trafficking
The New York State Catholic Conference has issued its support for legislation that would increase penalties for and facilitate prosecution of those who buy and sell sex slaves in the human trafficking industry in New York State.
Photo: Dialogue on Nuclear Weapons
The meeting was part of a dialogue between the U.S. bishops and Iranian Muslim leaders on nuclear weapons.
TV Coverage of Papal Trip
The major events of Pope Francis’ trip to the Holy Land this weekend will be shown live on NET-TV.
Inaugural Class Inducted Into CYO Hall of Fame (with video and slideshow)
The Catholic Youth Organization of Brooklyn and Queens hosted its first-ever Hall of Fame induction ceremony May 16 at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston.
CYO Essay Contest Winner
Eighth grader Fiona McCaul from St. Gregory the Great, Bellerose, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship for winning the CYO’s essay contest.
34th Annual Buckley’s – Kennedy’s Run to Benefit HeartShare (Updated with Race Results)
The annual Buckley’s – Kennedy’s 5K race has become a spring tradition, and once again, the race will traverse through Breezy Point.
St. Clement Pope Siblings Shine in CYO Outdoor Meet
Myles and Maya Anderson, a brother and sister duo on the St. Clement Pope, Jamaica, CYO track team, had strong showings at the Warren Scullin Memorial Meet on May 18.