For eight years, the Medical Aid in Dying Act has resurfaced each January with fresh versions filed in both houses of the New York State Legislature.
Diocesan News
The Catholic Way: The Right to Life Starts With Conception, Ends Only With Natural Death
Respect for human life — in all forms, and at all stages — underpins Catholic Church teachings regarding some of the world’s most polarizing issues: abortion, capital punishment, and euthanasia.
A ‘Profound Encounter With Christ’ Led Her to Life as a Religious Sister
Brooklyn-born Sister Mercedes Torres grew up in Catholicism, but she still had a conversion to the faith. Not in the same way people leave a denomination to become Roman Catholic. Her conversion was one of “the heart,” and it was made specifically to Jesus Christ.
Diocese of Brooklyn Pro-Life Marchers Say Their Faith Is Bolstered
Catholics from churches all over the Diocese of Brooklyn who braved the cold and snow to participate in the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19 returned home saying that the experience brought them closer to their faith.
‘Super Noah’ Thrives While Raising Down Syndrome Awareness
Watching her son Noah shuffle across the living room floor, iPad in hand and grinning ear to ear, Yamileth Johnson cannot imagine not having the nearly 6-year-old boy in her life.
Witness for Life Team Continues Reciting Pro-Life Rosary in Brooklyn
A dozen people from the Witness for Life: Brooklyn recently returned to pray the rosary outside Planned Parenthood offices on Court Street. It’s a commitment they uphold on the second Saturday morning of each month.
In New Brooklyn Offices, CompassCare Works to ‘Erase the Need for Abortion’
On the ninth floor of a towering office building steps from Brooklyn Borough Hall, a team of nurses is trying to do what many deem impossible in New York City — “erase the need for abortion.”
Under Pressure to Have an Abortion, Parents Chose Life for Their Daughter
As Christine Darby watches her daughter Gemma, 3, happily playing on her iPad in the living room of their Nassau County home on a recent morning, her heart is filled with a mother’s love.
Queens HS Sign Language Club Offers Opportunities to Hard of Hearing Students
Ryan Curran was a sophomore at Archbishop Molloy High School in 2019 when he noticed that while the school had numerous clubs and extracurricular activities, there was nothing for students like him, who are hard of hearing.
Catholic Couple Has Prayed Together, and Stayed Together, for 43 Years
Joe and Janet Bova have been married for 43 years and like most couples who have been together for a long time, they can finish each other’s sentences and can communicate with just a glance.