Local musicians are combining their talents for a benefit concert to help a Bronx church pay to repair damage caused by a post-Christmas fire in December.
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Cardinal O’Brien Honored at Close of Dunwoodie’s 125th Anniversary Year
He needed the unbridled courage to train with U.S. Army paratroopers to earn his jump wings, and the prayerful humility to walk the sacred halls of the Vatican.
As Roe v. Wade Decision Looms, Local Pro-Life Groups Remain Committed
With their two children and a stroller in tow, Ingrid and Elder Castro celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in an unusual way on March 25 — marching in a pro-life demonstration through the canyons of Lower Manhattan. The family traveled from Westchester to join more than 100 demonstrators for the sixth annual International Gift of Life Walk
From New York to El Salvador, Prayers for Peace at Mass for St. Romero
At the end of one of the bloodiest weekends in the history of El Salvador, which resulted in mass incarcerations and the suspension of personal freedoms in the Central American nation, Salvadoran Catholics gathered March 27 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York to honor the country’s saint, who defended life and human rights.
Only In Print: Church of St. Francis Xavier Updates Its Look to Reflect Its Parishioners
Kristen Beckles has been attending Mass at the Church of St. Francis Xavier for eight years and loves almost everything about it — except that when she looks at the statues and paintings of saints displayed around the church, she never sees any that resembles her.
Sober St. Patrick’s Day Enters New Decade Promoting Drink-Free Fun
Sober St. Patrick’s Day reached a milestone on March 17.
Sisters of Life Bring Their Call to Love to new Convent In the Catskills
In the kitchen of St. Anthony’s Convent, the Sisters of Life gathered around the stainless steel countertops to discuss a vital issue: How do you cook bison?
St. Patrick’s Day Mass, Parade Triumphantly Rebound from Pandemic Hiatus
With a soundtrack of bagpipes and drums, marchers with banners and flags marched down 5th Avenue Thursday in the return of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a long-awaited rebound after a two-year pandemic-induced absence.
Cardinal Dolan’s Mother Dies at 93; He Thanks God ‘For the Gift she Was’
Shirley Jean Radcliffe Dolan, the mother of New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan and the matriarch of the Dolan family, died March 12 at age 93.
Cardinal Dolan Ordains Two New Auxiliary Bishops
Even before they were ordained as the Archdiocese of New York’s newest bishops, Auxiliary Bishops Joseph Espaillat and John Bonnici had already made their mark.
