The value of a person’s life “is seen in every act of integrity, compassion or sacrifice that enriches and encourages others,” Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Ernie Anastos said in receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Christophers.
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Auriesville Shrine Planning For New Ownership Group
Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of Albany likes to term the future of the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville a “concelebration.”
Queens Native to be Ordained in Manhattan
Father Jean Pierre A. Seon will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of New York by Cardinal Timothy Dolan at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday, May 28 at 9:30 a.m.
Cardinal Joins Farmworkers March for Just Workplaces
The 18-day March for Farmworker Justice made its way through the diocese last week on its way to Albany from Smithtown, L.I. Holding the leading banner were farm workers fighting for the labor rights that most New Yorkers already enjoy, including one day of rest a week, sick leave and worker’s compensation.
Albany Diocese Leads Suit Over Health Plans
The Albany and Ogdensburg dioceses, Catholic Charities agencies and other groups have filed a lawsuit against a branch of the New York state government and several health insurance companies challenging the constitutionality of making religious and other employers cover abortions for their workers.
‘Truth About Original Sin’ Is Topic for Cardinal Egan Lecture
The Bronx-born Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P., will deliver the 2016 Edward Cardinal Egan Lecture on Saturday, May 21 at 6 p.m.
UN Asked to Respond To Islamic State Terror
While religious freedom in much of the Middle East is under siege and the civil war in Syria seems to have no end in sight, the Knights of Columbus and others called the United Nations to action. Sister Maria de Guadalupe Rodrigo spoke of her missionary experiences in Syria.
New Leadership Team in Brentwood
The Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., elected its new Leadership Team that will guide the congregation for the next five years.
Solidarity Festival Shows Catholic Social Teaching in Action
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.
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.”