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Inauguration Is Teachable Moment at Local Schools

January 25, 2017

Timing is everything. For students in Joe Russo’s government class at Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary, Elmhurst, it meant that on the last day before midterm exams and before the curriculum switched to economics, Donald J. Trump was sworn into office as the 45th President of the United States. Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Academy, Dyker Heights, was one of many elementary schools viewing the inauguration. Each class watched in its classroom and enjoyed a dress down day with almost all the students wearing red, white and blue or other patriotic-themed clothing.

Seeking Common Ground with Trump

January 18, 2017

As the country gets ready for the incoming Trump administration, Catholics believe it’s important to find a way to work for the common good.

St. Louis Bishops Oppose City As a Sanctuary for Abortion

January 18, 2017

A proposed city ordinance seeks to make St. Louis a “sanctuary for abortion,” said Archbishop Robert J. Carlson, who called the measure an attack on the “most deeply held moral and religious convictions of the people of this great city.”

Det. McDonald Was a Preacher of Forgiveness

January 18, 2017

Thousands of uniformed members of the New York City Police Dept. lined the streets outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Manhattan, Jan. 13, as the City said farewell to hero NYPD Detective Steven McDonald.

First Mexican-American Bishop in US Dies at 87

January 11, 2017

Retired Archbishop Patrick F. Flores, 87, the first Mexican-American bishop in the U.S., died of pneumonia and congestive heart failure Jan. 9 at Padua Place Residence for retired priests in San Antonio, Texas.

NJ First, a Cardinal Takes Over in Newark

January 11, 2017

The chasm between faith and life is the greatest challenge facing the Catholic Church today, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin said at his installation Mass, and he urged the Church to be salt for the earth so that the presence of Christ does not become “a comforting, nostalgic memory.”

Call for Entries: 2017 Gabriel Awards

January 11, 2017

The call for entries has been issued in the annual Gabriel Awards sponsored by the Catholic Academy of Communications Professionals, based in Dayton, Ohio.