VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Since the end of the Oct. 5-19 Synod of Bishops on the family, news outlets have portrayed the outcome as a “setback” or “loss” for Pope Francis – even a “rebuke” to him.
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Final Step to Priesthood
Cardinal Timothy Dolan ordained 21 men from the Archdiocese of New York and the Dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Centre to the transitional diaconate, the final step on their way to being ordained priests next spring. The ordinations took place on Saturday, Nov. 1, at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, N.Y.
Bishop Mansour: Defy Terror in Middle East
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) – Maronite Bishop Gregory J. Mansour of Brooklyn spoke to Belmont University students Oct. 22 about the need for all Christians to respond to persecution with “profound defiance,” which is markedly different from vengeful retaliation or submissive inaction.
Migration Services Gains Coveted Grant
The diocese’s Catholic Migration Services is one of only 40 organizations nationwide chosen to receive a citizenship grant from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Fleeing Christians Face An Early Harsh Winter
AINKAWA, Iraq (CNS) – Sister Habiba’s kindly face is etched with sadness as she surveyed the muddy field where dozens of tents sheltering displaced Iraqi Christians once stood.
Diocesan Assignments
PASTOR Rev. Thomas F. Vassalotti, from administrator to pastor of Divine Mercy, Williamsburg, effective Dec. 6. RETIRED Rev. Daniel S. Murphy, from pastor of St. Saviour, Park Slope, to senior priest status, effective Jan. 31, 2015. RESIDENCE Rev. Msgr. Edward V. Wetterer, to residence at St. Bartholomew, Elmhurst, while remaining in senior priest […]
Vatican Will Sponsor Interreligious Meeting on Traditional Marriage
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A month after closing a Synod of Bishops on the family stirred by controversy over divorce, same-sex unions and other nonmarital relationships, Pope Francis will open an interreligious conference dedicated to traditional marriage.
Pope Preaches About Hope at Cemetery Mass
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The early November feasts of All Saints and All Souls call Catholics to contemplate their ultimate destiny, hope in the eternal happiness of their beloved dead and remember the thousands of innocent people dying each day because of human evil and selfishness.
Archdiocese Announces Parish Closings
(CNS) – In a long-awaited but nonetheless stunning announcement, the Archdiocese of New York said Nov. 2 it would merge 112 of its 368 parishes into 55, effectively shuttering at least 31 churches by Aug. 1, 2015.
Walking Through The Valley of Life
In 1997, James Cameron’s version of “Titanic,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, opened in theaters. There are many memorable scenes and lines, but there is one in particular that I found both tragic and amusing.