“Experience of the Chinese Church in the 21st Century” will be the theme of the U.S. Catholic China Bureau’s 27th biennial national conference at St. John’s University, Jamaica, Aug. 11-13.
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Tragic End for Missing Bath Beach Grandmother
Mary Joyce-Bonsignore, 88, a parishioner of St. Finbar, Bath Beach, who had been missing for over a week was found dead a couple of blocks from her home July 25, said her pastor, Father Michael Gelfant.
Teens Share ‘Faith That’s Fun’ at Quo Vadis Camp
At the end of a well-fought tug-of-war, 76 mud-caked teenagers jostled one another into a group photo with dozens of soaking wet young priests, shaving cream-spattered seminarians and lay leaders.
LI Auxiliary to Head Diocese of Cleveland
Pope Francis has named Auxiliary Bishop Nelson J. Perez of Rockville Centre, N.Y., to head the Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio.
HeartShare Hosts Inaugural Bill Guarinello Golf Classic
HeartShare Human Services of New York honored two of Bill Guarinello’s passions – HeartShare and golf – when the nonprofit human services agency renamed its annual golf classic in honor of its president and CEO.
SFC Golf Outing Honors Dugan, Funds Big Dreams
In a show of appreciation for the late Brendan J. Dugan ’68, former president of St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, friends of the college donated $375,000 at the first Brendan J. Dugan ’68 Memorial Meadow Brook Club Golf Outing in June.
Update: Cops Arrest Man Suspected of Threatening to Kill Nun in Brooklyn Church
Police have arrested a suspect who is believed to be the man who walked inside a Prospect Heights Church and threatened to kill a nun July 5.
Sheen Center Captures The Catholic Imagination
From the outside, the unassuming building on Bleecker Street in Lower Manhattan still looks a lot like it did when it educated generations of Sicilian-American children as Our Lady of Loreto School
NET-TV Documentary Is Nominated for Emmy Award
“Shelter in the City,” a NET-TV documentary on New York City’s homelessness epidemic, has been nominated for an Emmy Award. The 60th annual New York Emmy Awards dinner will be Saturday, May 6.
HeartShare’s Gala Raises $500K for Children, Families
HeartShare Human Services raised $500,000 to benefit children and families at its Spring Gala and Auction at the New York Marriott Marquis last month.