The former adjunct professor who confronted pro-life students at an information table at Hunter College and was then charged with menacing a New York Post reporter with a machete last spring has apparently found a new teaching job.
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Only in Print: Yea, or Neigh on Horse Carriages?
Around noon on Monday, Aug. 21, Central Park carriage driver Tom Quinn got a nuzzle on the face from his teammate, Murphy.
In return, Quinn gave a carrot to the robust, dark-brown horse, and then another, and another. Quinn, from Ireland, has happily worked with horses in the park for 28 years.
Let Us Remember 9/11 But Not Forget the Day After: Cardinal Dolan
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York told OSV News the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, which will be marked with solemn ceremonies across the U.S., should be observed with memories of lives lost and impacted by the day’s events.
Undaunted by Professor’s Rant, Students Will Keep Voicing Pro-Life Message
Students who were angrily confronted by a Hunter College adjunct professor as they manned a pro-life information table at the school — an incident captured on a video that went viral — are back on campus and ready to continue their advocacy.
Perpetual Adoration Chapel Gives ‘Sense of Peace’ in a Troubled City
The “City That Never Sleeps” now has a new chapel for perpetual adoration — the first ever in Manhattan.
Group Walks, Prays For End to Abortion as it Kicks Off National Pro-Life Relay in Manhattan
The national kickoff for the annual A-Cross America Relay for Life, began early Aug. 26 in Manhattan, with a group walking and praying for the end of abortion.
‘Zombie Drug’ Tranq Use Grows Into an Epidemic in New York
Claudia Salazar of Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens has no doubt her staff will soon encounter people hooked on drugs cut with the animal tranquilizer, xylazine — street name, “tranq.”
From St. Patrick’s to St. Patrick’s: New York Cardinal Makes Anniversary Pilgrimage to Ireland
The Archdiocese of Armagh’s celebration of the 150th anniversary of the opening of St Patrick’s Cathedral culminated with Mass Aug. 27 celebrated by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York during which he paid tribute to the “cycle of evangelization” between Ireland and the United States.
Pakistani Catholics, Christians Protest at U.N. Headquarters Over Violence in Pakistan
Hundreds of Catholic and Christian Pakistani Americans and Pakistanis called for an end to anti-Catholic and anti-Christian violence in Pakistan at a protest held in Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza across First Avenue from United Nations headquarters in Manhattan Aug. 24.
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany Dies at 84, Leaving Complicated History
Retired Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany died Aug. 19 at age 84 in Albany after having reportedly suffered a major stroke earlier in the week.