Political and religious leaders encouraged Americans to promote traditional marriage with truth and love at the second annual March for Marriage.
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US Bishops in New Orleans: Focus on Families
Speakers addressing the U.S. bishops on the second day of their spring general assembly in New Orleans urged them to continue their ministry of caring for those in need – reach out in a special way to couples and families.
Bishop Caggiano Keeps His Padre Pio Tradition
An annual tradition at St. Josaphat Church in Bayside is the Mass and neighborhood procession of the Padre Pio Prayer Group. Another tradition is that Bishop Frank Caggiano usually is the main celebrant.
Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Pro-Life Group’s Legal Challenge
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The Supreme Court June 16 said the Susan B. Anthony List, a pro-life political advocacy group, can sue the state of Ohio over a law that bars false statements about candidates during election campaigns.
Appeals Court Rules Against Church Groups on Mandate
LANSING, Mich. (CNS) – The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a temporary injunction that had stopped enforcement of the federal contraceptive mandate against several Catholic entities in Michigan and Tennessee while they pursued further appeals of the mandate.
Ariz. Priest Killing Suspect Nabbed
PHOENIX (CNS) – Clergy, religious and laity jammed into St. Catherine of Sienna parish in Phoenix for a standing-room-only funeral Mass for Father Kenneth Walker June 16.
St. Andrew Avellino: 100 Years of Prayer
by Marie Elena Giossi “Christ, be our light! Shine in your Church gathered today” were the words that echoed through St. Andrew Avellino Church, Flushing, as the parish came together to close its centennial year on Sunday, June 1. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant of the 10:30 a.m. Mass, which was the culmination […]
St. Leo’s Students See Christ in Others
At St. Leo’s School in Corona, social justice is more than a noble concept taught in religion class; it’s a lived commitment to recognizing and serving Christ among the neighborhood’s neediest residents.
A Parting Gift – Bishop Sullivan’s Advanced Directive Helped Family Know What to Do
A maze of corridors crisscrossed the lobby of the Nassau University Medical Center, making it difficult to locate my brother, Joe – better known to the rest of the world as Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan.
Co-Cathedral Hosts Its First Pilgrimage
St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, hosted its first pilgrimage when the Holy Rosary Society of Holy Child Jesus parish, Richmond Hill, visited May 24.