President Donald Trump signed a bill on July 29 to extend the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund through 2090. By signing the act into law, Trump made good on his promise to help those most affected by the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Taking Precautions for Fires Can Mean Life or Death
Fires in New York City happen fairly often, causing widespread damage, displacement from homes and, sometimes, tragedy.
Malliotakis Decries Persecution Against Christians in Holy Land
Staten Island state Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, who was the GOP’s mayoral candidate in 2017, spoke out against persecution against Christians in the Middle East after she returned from a trip to the Holy Land and learned about the situation there firsthand.
U.S. Senate Approves Extension of 9/11 Fund
The U.S. Senate is expected to pass on July 23 a bill to permanently fund compensation for victims and first-responders of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Catholic Kid Takes Up Pro-Life Cause
A 9-year-old Catholic boy is going beyond “thoughts and prayers” to take action against legal abortion in New York.
Da Vinci Masterpiece on Loan From Vatican to be Displayed in New York
One year after the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s record-breaking exhibit on the Catholic imagination, the landmark museum is set to display a Vatican owned masterpiece beginning next week.
Abandoned Baby Monica Mourned at Funeral at OLPH
NYPD officers escorted the funeral hearse as it slowly rolled up to the Basilica of Our Lady of PerpetualHelp, Sunset Park, on June 29. It was the final farewell to a baby who was abandoned and found dead earlier this year.
9/11 First Responder Luis Alvarez Laid to Rest
The funeral Mass for Luis Alvarez was held on Wednesday, July 3 at Immaculate Conception parish in Astoria, Queens. Alvarez was one of many New York police detectives and first responders to the terror attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
Family Reunited as Mother Battles Terminal Cancer
On the morning of June 25, Benjamin Barragan had an emotional reunion with his two sons at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). His wife, Maria, wasn’t there.
St. Pius X on the Rebound After Fire
St. Pius X, Rosedale, whose church was ravaged by a fire on June 16, is showing the world that it’s the faith of its parishioners that makes a community, not a building.