Eileen LaRuffa was such an active and dedicated parishioner of St. Finbar Church in Bath Beach that it was not a bit surprising her funeral Mass took place there on Saturday, June 29.
Author: Paula Katinas
Vandal Decapitates Statue of Jesus Outside Queens Church in Early Morning Attack
In an act of desecration, a vandal decapitated a statue of Jesus Christ outside Holy Family Church in Fresh Meadows on Sunday, June 30, the pastor confirmed.
Little Flower Agency Pulls Out of Its Residences for Developmentally Disabled Adults
A nonprofit agency founded 95 years ago by Servant of God Msgr. Bernard Quinn to help children and families is divesting itself from all its residential programs for developmentally disabled adults in Queens and on Long Island, the agency has confirmed.
‘Winners’! The ‘Collars vs. Scholars’ Game Celebrates Catholic Education in the Diocese
Catholic Schools Night at Maimonides Park in Coney Island on Friday, June 21, featured a friendly softball game between principals and priests but the real MVPs were the students.
When a Catholic School Closes, What Happens to All That Is Left Inside?
The closing of a Catholic school marks the end of an era for generations of students and teachers, but it doesn’t mean it’s the end of everything. For example, all of the items inside a school building — everything from the desks and chairs in classrooms to statues of saints gracing the hallways to student report cards stored away in file cabinets — have a life beyond the school itself.
Parishioner’s Love for Queens Church Lives on in Endowment for Academy’s Students
Rose Angelicola never had children, but when she passed away last year at age 91, she left a legacy of love and commitment to young people. Angelicola bequeathed a large sum — $100,000 — to Our Lady of Hope Church in Middle Village, where she was a parishioner for more than 60 years, and the church worked with her family and the Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens to establish an endowment in her name.
Bite-sized History: National Donut Day Has Christian Roots
When people celebrate National Donut Day on Friday, June 7 by biting into a sugar-coated fried dough, they might not be aware that Christianity is embedded in the history of the delicious day. National Donut Day, which was first celebrated in Chicago in 1938, was not a half-baked idea.
Saintly Work of Rose Hawthorne Is Carried on by Sisters of the Order She Founded
Pat Simone, 90, always perks up when Sister Marie Dominique walks into her room at Rosary Hill Home because she knows the young nun will bring a smile to her face with a kind word, a warm gesture, or by simply wearing a grin.
A Rooftop Garden Grows in Manhattan to Feed Hungry Migrants
In the house where Servant of God Dorothy Day lived and died, members of the Catholic Worker movement she co-founded in the 1930s are carrying on her legacy by operating a soup kitchen to feed nutritious meals to the downtrodden and hungry.
Vietnamese Monsignor Serves as a ‘Father’ to Younger ‘Spiritual Sons’
Msgr. Cuong Pham is a father of fathers. The 50-year-old pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Astoria is a mentor to young priests with whom he keeps in close contact and to whom he offers advice and counsel as they navigate their way through life.