After Denise Raso’s nephew, Jared, came to live with her at when he was 2, she set out to find a religious education program that could accommodate his autism.
Diocesan News
Hunter College Student Brings Filipino Devotion To Our Lady of Lourdes
Every year from the time he was a teenager, Patrick Pakingan has counted down the days until the start of August. That’s when he would fly from New York to his hometown of Tanza in the Philippines, for the Fiesta Solemne de San Agustín de Tanza, a monthlong adoration of St. Augustine with daily novenas, parades, and prayer.
The Cross Pulled from the Rubble After 9/11: Our Lady of Angels Has a Permanent Remembrance
Father James Devlin remembers exactly where he was on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001: the rectory of Our Lady of Angels, where he was the pastor.
Only In Print: NYPD, FDNY, Catholic Church: Ties That Bind
The NYPD and FDNY have enjoyed long and close ties with the Catholic Church and police officers and firefighters often turn to their faith to help them deal with tragedies and day to day struggles on the job.
Landmarks Group’s Funds Help Church Stay a Sacred Site to Behold
St. Raphael Church in Long Island City is one of 22 sacred sites to be awarded a grant this year from New York Landmarks Conservancy. Under the Sacred Sites program, churches receive funds for capital projects.
Bishop Brennan Kicks Off the New School Year With Warm Welcome
Students at St. Athanasius Catholic Academy were welcomed with a big surprise on their first day of school, Wednesday, Sept. 6.
Local Parish Reaches Out to Support a Catholic School in Uganda
Even as he served as a parochial vicar for Holy Family-St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Park Slope in 2007, Father Expedit Sserunjogi’s thoughts were never far from his native village of Nazigo in Uganda.
This Year’s Tablet’s Catholic School Fundraiser: ‘Bigger, Better Than Ever’
What a difference a year makes! The Tablet’s Catholic School Fundraiser is back and bigger than ever. For the first time, students who sell subscriptions to The Tablet and their schools will receive even bigger rewards.
Catholic Faith Marches ‘Forward’ in West Indian Day Parade
For revelers at this year’s West Indian Day Parade, the festivities were an opportunity to embrace the culture of the Caribbean islands they descended from.
Museum Shows Catholics Helped Jewish People During the Holocaust
There is a small museum in Assisi, Italy, dedicated to preserving the memory of priests and nuns who saved 300 Jews during the Holocaust by forging documents, sheltering them in convents and smuggling them out of the country.