Looming high over New York’s Columbus Circle is a marble statue of the circle’s namesake built in 1892 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ landing in the new world.
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Fidelis Care Will Be Under New Management
Fidelis Care, a New York State insurance plan, has signed an agreement to sell substantially all of its assets to Centene Corporation, a diversified, multi-national healthcare enterprise that provides programs focusing on under-insured and uninsured individuals.
Vanessa Williams Stars As Sheen Center Dazzles
Dedicated to programming that’s good, true and beautiful, the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture offers a new series this fall, “Broadway Bares Soul,” featuring entertainers who discuss faith in between musical performances.
NY Auxiliary Bishop Retires
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Gerald T. Walsh of New York, who reached the normal retirement age of 75 in April.
National Conference on Chinese Catholicism Aug. 11-13 in Jamaica
“Experience of the Chinese Church in the 21st Century” will be the theme of the U.S. Catholic China Bureau’s 27th biennial national conference at St. John’s University, Jamaica, Aug. 11-13.
Tragic End for Missing Bath Beach Grandmother
Mary Joyce-Bonsignore, 88, a parishioner of St. Finbar, Bath Beach, who had been missing for over a week was found dead a couple of blocks from her home July 25, said her pastor, Father Michael Gelfant.
Teens Share ‘Faith That’s Fun’ at Quo Vadis Camp
At the end of a well-fought tug-of-war, 76 mud-caked teenagers jostled one another into a group photo with dozens of soaking wet young priests, shaving cream-spattered seminarians and lay leaders.
LI Auxiliary to Head Diocese of Cleveland
Pope Francis has named Auxiliary Bishop Nelson J. Perez of Rockville Centre, N.Y., to head the Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio.
HeartShare Hosts Inaugural Bill Guarinello Golf Classic
HeartShare Human Services of New York honored two of Bill Guarinello’s passions – HeartShare and golf – when the nonprofit human services agency renamed its annual golf classic in honor of its president and CEO.
SFC Golf Outing Honors Dugan, Funds Big Dreams
In a show of appreciation for the late Brendan J. Dugan ’68, former president of St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, friends of the college donated $375,000 at the first Brendan J. Dugan ’68 Memorial Meadow Brook Club Golf Outing in June.