While expressing disappointment that a New York State Court of Appeals has upheld a state mandate that requires employers to cover abortion in their employee health insurance plans, the New York State Catholic Conference is confident an appeal to the Supreme Court will be successful.
Slovak Catholics at one New York City parish are “shocked” by an assassination attempt on Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, the pastor told OSV News.
Sienna Napoletano is 3 years old, but she already knows about St. Gerard Majella, the 18th-century Italian lay brother who became patron saint of motherhood, unborn children, and fertility.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams described his May 10-11 trip to the Vatican — where he attended a conference and met with Pope Francis — as “something that was extremely dear to me.”
A New York judge May 7 blocked an abortion amendment from appearing on the November election ballot saying state lawmakers failed to follow correct procedures required for constitutional amendments.
Daniel Salvatore firmly believes that Jesus Christ saved his life when he was stabbed and slashed numerous times in the neck in a harrowing, unprovoked attack outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown.
Mayor Eric Adams will be traveling to the Vatican later this week, where he will meet with Pope Francis, City Hall officials confirmed on Monday, May 6.
The Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, is seeking to scrap its bankruptcy filing amid an impasse with abuse survivor settlements — and the case may lead to what one bankruptcy scholar called “a little bit of a showdown in the O.K. Corral” when it goes before a judge May 9.
At the New York archdiocesan Family Life Conference, speakers and organizers sought to help participants better understand the importance of family in our world today, “expanding our vision as to what we can do to help families grow in faith,” said Ted Musco, director of the Office of Family Life, sponsor of the second annual gathering.
A coalition of religious groups in New York, including Carmelite sisters that run a home for the elderly and dying, Anglican sisters, religious social service agencies, and the Diocese of Albany are suing New York state for requiring them to provide abortion coverage in their health insurance plans.
