Hundreds of criminal justice reform advocates, including formerly incarcerated Catholics, gathered outside City Hall on Aug 31 to demand that the Mamdani Administration close Rikers Island to meet a city mandated deadline of 2027.
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Catholic Agencies Respond to Nepal Floods, a U.S. Bishop Calls for Greater International Aid
A U.S. Catholic bishop is calling on the international community to step up aid after devastating torrents of water and mud raged along the Nepal-China border, killing more than 580 with over 1,900 still missing.
Brooklyn Monsignor Still Carries the Sounds and Sorrows of 9/11: ‘It Was a Horrific Scene’
Msgr. Robert Romano, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Brooklyn and a NYPD chaplain, recalls what it was like to be at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
In Queens, Rockaway Families Work to Bring Tribute Park’s 9/11 Mosaic Back
Residents of the Rockaways are raising money to fund the restoration of “Navigator Star,” a mosaic in Tribute Park honoring the victims of 9/11. The mosaic was heavily damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
New Washington Retreat House Helps Carry Forward Legacy of St. John Paul II
Through a Knights of Columbus pastoral initiative, the Saint John Paul II Retreat House officially opened its doors.
East Tennessee Diocese Mourns Dolly Parton as ‘One of Our Own’
The Diocese of Knoxville, Tennessee, is remembering the late Dolly Parton – whose career as a singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist spanned decades – as “one of our own.”
1 Year Later: Annunciation Catholic School Community Remembers Those Lost to Minneapolis School Shooting
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda is encouraging the faithful of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and all community members to be “beacons of light” at the one-year mark of a fatal shooting during an all-school Mass at Annunciation School and Church in Minneapolis.
Paulie’s Final Push Honors 9/11 Flight Crews, One Mile at a Time
Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks, retired United Airlines flight attendant Paul Veneto is making his fifth and final “Paulie’s Push,” a 28-day journey from Boston to ground zero honoring the flight crews he calls the “first, first responders” of 9/11.
Inspired by Her Life and Legacy, Brother McGrath Tells Sister Thea Bowman’s Story Through Art
For more than three decades, Brother Mickey McGrath has used his art to help tell the story of Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman, whose life and witness transformed his own creative work.
Historic Philadelphia Church Highlights George Washington’s Little-Known Catholic Ties
George Washington was not Catholic, but the Father of Our Country maintained connections to the Catholic Church, including attending religious services at Old St. Mary’s Church in Philadelphia.