Dorothy Day urged Cardinal Francis Spellman to show Christ-like humility during the 1949 Calvary Cemetery gravediggers’ strike, exposing a pivotal moment in Catholic history.
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Speaker Helps ‘Wounded Protectors’ Cope, Find Resilience After Trauma
Shifting careers from religious brother to schoolteacher to security expert to motivational speaker may seem like an odd collection of job pivots, but Vincent Bove counts it all as providence. In 2024, then-New York City Police Commissioner Thomas Donlon appointed Bove the Honorary Law Enforcement Motivational Speaker for the Police Self Support Group.
New York Catholic Sisters File Lawsuit Against Assisted Suicide
Catholic nuns and health care ministries have filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York’s assisted suicide law.
Billboard Campaign Calls Attention To Anti-Christian Violence in Nigeria
A new billboard campaign in Times Square is raising awareness of anti-Christian violence in Nigeria while supporting ministries serving persecuted communities.
Public Square in Brooklyn Named After Heroic Polish Priest Neglected by New York City, Civic Leaders Say
Father Jerzy Popieluszko Square, a 3,000-square-foot green space at 33 Nassau Avenue — meant to serve as a small, quiet oasis of greenery — has turned into a litter-filled, graffiti-scarred space with overgrown weeds
Hard Man, Soft Heart: Retired Brooklyn Cop Finds Mercy Behind Bars With Prison Ministry
“Hard Guys Cry: The Journey of a Tough Cop … From the Mean Streets of Brooklyn to a Prison Ministry” tells how Jimmy Dennedy pivoted from being a tough Brooklyn cop to a volunteer with prison ministries.
Brooklyn Church Group Backs Housing Push, But Wants Details From City
East Brooklyn Congregations, a group working to get more affordable housing built in New York, likes Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Block by Block plan but leaders say they want more details.
Supper Series: You Too, Can Eat Like a Pope at This NYC Italian Restaurant
Salvo Lo Castro, who served as the chef in the Vatican for 10 years and made many of Pope Benedict XVI’s favorite dishes, has brought his culinary skills to New York City’s Soho with his Italian restaurant Casasalvo.
Facing Backlash, Mamdani Says Immigrant Map Will Be Redrawn to Include Little Italy
A map issued by the Mamdani administration to showcase New York’s international neighborhoods during the World Cup didn’t score a goal with some City Council members who expressed outrage when several communities famous for their immigrant roots — such as Little Italy — were omitted by cartographers.
Amityville Religious Sisters, Buffalo Church Receive ‘Sacred Sites’ Grants
The Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville on Long Island and Blessed Sacrament Church in Buffalo have each received a grant from the New York Landmarks Conservancy to help restore their stained glass windows.