Immigrant workers shared stories of wage theft and exploitation with college students April 16 at the first Solidarity Festival to be held on the campus of Vincentian-run St. John’s University, Jamaica.
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Global Effort Needed To Combat Trafficking
The heart of the work of the Church, Cardinal Nichols said, is “to look to, to rescue, to nurture, to comfort, to give freedom and a fresh start to the victims of trafficking.”
Futures in Education to Benefit From Joe DiMaggio Dinner
Futures in Education and The Columbus Citizens Foundation will partner to host The Joe DiMaggio Award Dinner on Thursday, May 5, at The Metropolitan Club in Manhattan. The dinner will benefit the scholarship funds of two like-minded organizations focused on providing students with educational opportunities throughout New York City.
Net-TV Documentary Will Be Screened at Vail Film Festival
NET-TV’s original documentary “Shelter in the City” has been accepted at the 13th Annual Vail Film Festival to take place April 7-10 in Vail, Colo. The entry marks the first time a NET-TV production will be featured at a major film festival.
Manhattan Forum Will Deal With Opposing Assisted Suicide
An Educational Evening on Opposing Assisted Suicide will be held at St. Thomas More Church, Upper East Side of Manhattan, on Tuesday, April 5, 7:30-9 p.m.
St. Patrick’s Day In Manhattan
Cardinal Timothy Dolan was the main celebrant of the Mass that kicked off the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan March 17.
Search for Irish Roots Adds Depth to Author’s Catholic Identity
Given Irish history and the people’s struggles with the great famine, British absentee landlord oppression, and the 19th-century migrations to North America, there is virtual storehouse of material for historical fiction, especially for a writer with an Irish-Catholic sensibility like Mary Pat Kelly.
New York State Bishops at State Capitol
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio joins Rockville Centre Bishop William Murphy, and New York’s Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan at an impromptu press conference in Albany.
Greenpointer’s March Up Fifth Ave. Will Be Her Proudest Moment
Lifelong Greenpoint resident and St. Anthony of Pauda parishioner Virginia “Gina” Sheehan is this year’s Kings County Aide to the Grand Marshal at the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade
24 Hours of Prayer
The diocese will conduct a local observance of “24 Hours for the Lord” March 4 and 5, at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James, Downtown Brooklyn.