At Thanksgiving Mass, faculty and students of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Academy, Rockaway Beach, presented the new pastor, Father James Kuroly with a school jacket to welcome him to St. Rose. The students also presented him of a sketch of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Academy done by Mrs. Gina Todd.
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Civil Service Workers Welcome Pope
Pope Francis greets the crowd during an audience with young volunteers, government officials and organizations involved in Italy’s national civil service programs, in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican Nov. 26.
Pope Meets Social Scientists
Pope Francis greets British theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking, during an audience with participants attending a plenary session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences at the Vatican Nov. 28.
Use Christmas Stamps
Dear Editor: May I urge your readers to make sure they buy and use Christmas stamps from the U.S. Postal Service.
Tribute to Sue O’Connor
Dear Editor: On Nov. 13, the diocese lost a great religious educator when Mrs. Suzanne O’Connor was called to the Father’s House to receive a well-deserved rest and reward. For almost four decades, Sue served as religious education teacher, a master teacher, director of religious education; she also served as my pastoral associate in the parish of St. Francis of Paola, Williamsburg, before moving on to Blessed Trinity parish, Breezy Point.
Collectors Sees Stamps as Little Pieces of History
HANOVER, Md. (CNS) – The 25-word message from an Italian prisoner of war to his wife at home in Italy is basic and mundane, almost simplistic. It had to be to get through the censors scanning World War II-era mail.
Lithuanian Archbishop Cites Russian Build-Up
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) – Lithuanian Archbishop Gintaras Grusas said citizens are anxious about military threats from neighboring Russia but said support from Europe and the United States helped calm those fears.
For Florence Henderson, Faith Was Her Foundation
CINCINNATI (CNS) – In what came to be her final interview, actress Florence Henderson told St. Anthony Messenger magazine that throughout her life, through good times and bad, her Catholic faith was her foundation.
HHS Mandate in Limbo Until New Administration Takes Over
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious employers that challenged the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act have been cautiously breathing a sigh of relief since the presidential election.
Pope Plans to Visit Ireland in 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – After meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said the pope confirmed he will visit Ireland in 2018 and that trip organizers would look at the possibility of a stop in Northern Ireland.