Local Priests Mourn Along With People of Sri Lanka

“There were so many calls [on my phone] from Sri Lanka, from my family. I immediately thought, ‘oh, this is not good,” said Father Nalaka Silva, coordinator of the Sri Lankan Catholic Community of New York and New Jersey.

NYCC Claps Back At Cuomo Over Assisted Suicide Comments

In an interview on public radio, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would back legislation enabling terminally ill people to request life-ending medication, saying “I say pass the bill. It’s a controversial issue, it’s a difficult issue. But the older we get and the better medicine gets, the more we’ve seen people suffer for too long.”

St. Patrick’s Day in Manhattan

The 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan was celebrated March 16. The day began with Cardinal Timothy Dolan as the main celebrant of the Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.