Reaction from the Catholic community to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s New York Times op-ed defending his late-term abortion law continues to roll in.
Diocesan News
Bishop Visits Catholic Schools, Says They Are ‘Second to None’
An annual event that dates back to 1974, Catholic Schools Week is a time when Catholic schools across the country hold a variety of community-building activities that range from Masses, open houses and musical and talent showcases to “buddy days” where upper grades mentor younger students in their schools.
How WYD Group Leaders Saved the Final Catechesis
World Youth Day pilgrims from Brooklyn and Queens are back in the diocese, having returned to the responsibilities of school and work, family life and social circles. As they go about their lives, one of the memories they carry with them is of a hot and humid morning during the final day of catechesis when the perfect storm occurred.
Doctor Questions When A Life No Longer Matters
A change in the mindset of the medical community, shifting a doctor’s responsibility from the good of the patient to the good of the group, has wrought deadly consequences, a Catholic medical doctor warned parishioners in Queens.
Consecrated Women and Men Called, Challenged in New Ways
World Day for Consecrated Life was celebrated Feb. 2 in the Diocese of Brooklyn with an afternoon presentation featuring Sister Elizabeth Johnson, C.S.J., followed by Mass celebrated by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and a renewal of vows at the diocesan offices in Park Slope.
Pro-lifers Give Witness in Bay Ridge
More than 50 people stood against New York’s abortion expansion law, known as the Reproductive Health Act on Sunday, Jan. 27 in Bay Ridge.
One in Spirit: Queens Faithful Keep Vigil with WYD Pilgrims
Queens mother Aurelia Tello says she was excited when she found out that her son, Adalfo, had been given the opportunity to attend World Youth Day.
Knights, Nuns Lauded For Pro-Life Witness and Works
When the Long Island Chapter of the Knights of Columbus of Kings and Queens counties rededicated itself to the fight in defense of every human life at its Pro Vita Mass this year, they were one council stronger.
Panamanian Sisters Remember Late Mother with WYD Pilgrimage
Panamanian sisters Yamitzla Reid and Yariela Reid-Thomas are celebrating their faith and heritage and honoring their mother’s last wishes this week at World Youth Day in Panama.
Beloved by Dominicans, Altagracia Is a Mother to All
A Mass honoring Our Lady of Altagracia, patron of the Dominican Republic, was celebrated at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Brownsville, Jan. 19.