by Ed Wilkinson “The killing has come to an end,” said Father Kevin Sweeney as he celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving Sept. 29 to mark a medical center’s decision to no longer offer abortions. Brooklyn Ambulatory Surgery Center in Sunset Park has closed. It will be replaced by the New York Center for Specialty Surgery, […]
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Joint Statement – Bishop DiMarzio and Cardinal Dolan Speak Out for the Poor and Needy
Today (Sept. 27) is the feast day of St. Vincent DePaul, considered by many to be the “star” saint of Christian charity and concern for the poor. Many people, including those who don’t know that much about this great saint from the 17th century, know of the work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, […]
2012 – The Issues – Romney, Obama Differ on Immigration Policy
by Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) – The vastly different approaches of Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on immigration share a common denominator: Both men agree that Obama didn’t accomplish what he intended to when he was elected in 2008, when he promised that comprehensive immigration reform was high on his […]
Pope’s New Book Due at Christmas
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The third volume of Pope Benedict XVI’s book on Jesus of Nazareth should be published before Christmas, the Vatican said. The volume, focusing on the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ infancy and childhood, will be the third and final volume in the series of books the pope has written “to make known […]
Philadelphia Archdiocese Sells Home Used by Senior Priests
by Michael Gambino PHILADELPHIA (CNS) – A vacation house at the South Jersey shore used by generations of elderly priests was sold at auction by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for $4.5 million. Steve and Ilene Berger of Newtown Square won the bidding at $4.125 million for Villa St. Joseph by the Sea, a 19-room, 9,800-square-foot […]
Vatican Restructures Its Course on Religious Life
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To mark the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council and reflect on the major changes it brought to consecrated life, the Vatican’s congregation for religious has overhauled the course it offers on theology and canon law. The Second Vatican Council’s call for religious to return to the […]
Bishop to Open Year of Faith
All are invited to attend a prayer service led by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio as the diocese formally launches its observance of the Year of Faith on Thursday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. No tickets necessary. Bishop DiMarzio will lead Vespers at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn. Pope Benedict XVI has called for Catholics around the […]
Diocese Renews Efforts to Protect Immigrant Workers
Earlier this year, representatives of the diocese’s Catholic Migration Services met with government officials to renew an alliance that has been promoting the rights of immigrant workers since 2009. Catholic Migration Services operates Linea Laboral, a toll-free workers’ rights hotline, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico in New York, the U.S. Department of […]
50 Years After Vatican Council II
Fifty years ago this coming week, on Oct. 11, 1962, Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council, gathering some 2,000 bishops from around the world to decide what was needed to renew the Church internally, engage it with the world in new ways and enter into a new era of friendship and dialogue with […]
Here Are the Movers and Shakers Of the Second Vatican Council
by Michael Swan TORONTO (CNS) – The Second Vatican Council was the biggest stage in the history of the Church. There were more bishops present than at any of the 20 previous councils stretching from the First Council of Nicaea in 325 to the First Vatican Council in 1870. The bishops present came from more […]