Military veterans and members of the Knights of Columbus gathered for a prayer service for Servant of God Father Vincent Capodanno on Sept. 4, the 59th anniversary of his death. Fr. Capodanno, a navy chaplain, was killed in the Vietnam War.
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Haitian Youth’s Apparent Suicide ‘A Death of Despair’ After TPS Haiti Ends, Says Archbishop
A Haitian youth’s apparent suicide in Ohio, which follows the ending of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the U.S., was “a death of despair,” Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami said.
Rochester Diocese To Receive First-Class Archbishop Sheen Relic
A first-class relic of Archbishop Fulton Sheen is being given to the Diocese of Rochester by his native Diocese of Peoria. The relic will be transferred during a Sept. 29 Mass at Rochester’s Sacred Heart Cathedral five days after Archbishop Sheen’s beatification in St. Louis.
Port Authority Worker’s 9/11 Heroism Became a Journey Toward Faith
Port Authority engineer Paul Carris was trying to save a co-worker’s life when he helped her down 71 flights of stairs in the North Tower on 9/11. What he did not know at the time was that the long descent would begin a journey that eventually led him to the diaconate.
9/11 Scholarship Recipients Help Carry Family Legacies to the Next Generation
Six incoming college freshmen honored at 3 World Trade Center as recipients of $25,000 scholarships from the Barasch & McGarry Charitable Foundation.
Advocates and Former Catholic Detainees Rally as Deadline for Rikers Closure Looms
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.
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.