At the Visitation Monastery in Bay Ridge, the nine nuns who live there make use of online services for virtual, online doctors’ appointments and to chat with candidates who are contemplating religious life.
Author: Paula Katinas
Prayer Service for Lebanon Focuses on Healing
The power of prayer is needed to help heal Lebanon, according to religious leaders who gathered at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral on Aug. 25 for a prayer service that doubled as a fundraising event for the victims of the Beirut explosion.
Religion and The Trump-Pence Ticket
President Donald Trump is a Presbyterian. Vice President Mike Pence was raised Catholic. Both men have been outspoken in their pro-life views.
Lebanon Faces Long Road Back, But Some Help has Arrived
The Aug. 4 explosion in Beirut has devastated Lebanon but Catholic relief organizations are on the ground providing emergency care.
Brooklyn Diocese Chancellor, Msgr. Steven Aguggia, Named New Pastor of St. Pancras Parish
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio has named Monsignor Steven Aguggia, the chancellor of the Diocese of Brooklyn, to serve as pastor of St. Pancras Church.
Census Takers Go Door-to-Door in Hopes of Getting an Accurate Count
The U.S. Census Bureau has started sending Census takers out into the field to knock on the doors of people who did not fill out and send back the Census form.
CNEWA President Says Lebanon Needs ‘Glimpse of Hope’
The Catholic Near East Welfare Association is helping on the ground in Lebanon following the Aug. 4 explosion. CNEWA President Msgr. Peter Vaccari says the devastated country needs prayers.
Only in Print: Catholic School Advocates Hope Congress Shows Them it CARES
Congress and the White House are at odds over a new COVID-19 relief bill, with negotiations breaking down and both sides digging in their heels, but Catholic education advocates say that once everyone returns to the bargaining table, one topic that should be discussed is tuition assistance for Catholic school students.
Lebanese Community in New York Shaken by Beirut Explosion
Lebanese people in New York are eager to get humanitarian relief to Lebanon in the wake of the deadly explosion in Beirut.
Catholic Charities Kept Seniors Safe, Well Fed During COVID-19
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens worked overtime to ensure that senior citizens got all they needed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.