Calling it a “victory for all New Yorkers,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law to codify a woman’s right to abortion under state law and provide greater access to abortion across the state on Tuesday evening, Jan. 22.
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NY Bishops Call Abortion Act’s Passage ‘Tragic Moment’ in State History
New York State Catholic Conference statement on the passage and signing of the Reproductive Health Act (RHA):
Fox News Anchor to Headline Diocesan Christmas Concert
Emmy Award-winning Fox News anchor, Kelly Wright, will be the featured performer at the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Christmas Concert outside the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Prospect Heights, Dec. 6.
Different Faiths Band Together to Help Vandalized Brooklyn Church
Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams joined Muslim and Jewish leaders and other elected officials in offering moral and financial support to the Catholic community Dec. 4 after a vandal desecrated statues in front of Our Lady of Consolation Church, Williamsburg.
Closed New York Church Could Still Aid Community, Researcher Says
Selling Dorothy Day’s former New York parish to make way for luxury apartments would be a devastating blow to residents and former parishioners in a neighborhood threatened by gentrification, an American researcher said.
Father Varela – A Saint Waiting For a Miracle
Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros was the special guest speaker of the evening “Félix Varela, On the 230th Anniversary of His Birth,” organized by the Cuban Cultural Center of New York, and celebrated Nov. 20 in the Church of the Transfiguration, Manhattan.
Park Slope Students Help Deliver God’s Love and Good Food
Celebrating the spirit of Thanksgiving, a Park Slope teacher and her students have been hard at work decorating bags that will soon be used to deliver God’s love and good food to thousands in the New York area.
Sister Ave Honored for Extraordinary Ministry
Be a light for those less fortunate – Sister Ave Clark, O.P., encouraged those came out to honor her as she received the St. Catherine of Siena Award from her fellow Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, for her extraordinary outreach ministries.
Vandals Deface Brooklyn Synagogue with ‘Kill all Jews’ Graffiti
Minutes before actress Ilana Glazer was scheduled to start a political
event at the Union Temple synagogue in Brooklyn, a custodian discovered anti-Semitic graffiti on the stairwells of the second and fifth floor of the building.
New York Auxiliary Bishop Accused of Sexual Abuse
In the latest allegations of sexual abuse to hit the U.S Catholic Church, Bishop John Jenik, an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of New York, has been accused of sexual abuse and is now under review by the Vatican.