A lot has changed in the past year for the Newman Center at Queens College. New leadership, renovations, and community outreach efforts have brought new life to the center, all in a concerted effort to curb the trend of Catholic students leaving the faith during their college years.
The papacy of Blessed John Paul I lasted just 34 days; but a series of achievements in his life have made “the smiling pope” a worthy candidate for sainthood.
There was no dismissal at a recent Friday evening Mass here; instead, the congregation streamed to the altar — wracked with pain of either body, mind, or both — but seeking prayer and hoping for miracles.
No sooner had Patrick Rubi returned from the adventure of a lifetime when he embarked on another adventure — one that could end with his ordination to the priesthood.
When Father Jose Henriquez, the pastor of St. Finbat Church, said he wanted to restore the chapel in the church’s former convent, the parishioners made it happen by raising thousands of dollars to pay for the renovation and then doing much of the work themselves.
A distinct, freshly painted newness greeted students on Sept. 6 for the start of the school year at St. Brigid-St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Academy.
For 30 years, Gregorio and Rachel Romero gained comfort and strength from the statue of the Blessed Mother that stood outside the rectory of Mary’s Nativity-St. Ann Parish.
In the four years she attended Fontbonne Hall Academy, Caileigh O’Donohue Duggan made an indelible impression on many people in her life.
Before street artist Efren Andaluz picks up any paint can to start a mural, he prays to God to guide his hand. Those prayers were answered as he reimagined the entryway to St. Mel’s Catholic Academy.
Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated the feast day of his namesake at St. Robert Bellarmine Church in Bayside with about 200 parishioners.
