Visiting 50 churches in three dioceses, Father Anthony Stanganelli, pastor of St. Brigid Church in Westbury, L.I., covered 55 miles as he made a two-day walking pilgrimage to mark Year of Mercy.
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NYC Choir CD Offers Sacred Sounds of Season
The secular world ignores Advent, begins celebrating Christmas the day after Halloween and packs up the holiday before the New Year, Paul J. Murray said. He decided to make a CD recording of his choir singing sacred Advent and Christmas music.
Dunwoodie Seminary Trains Church Musicians
The St. Cecilia Academy, an educational program ran by St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, turned out its first graduates in November.
Follow Papal Trip to Africa
From Nov. 25 to 30, Pope Francis is visiting Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic. Follow the visit’s major liturgies on NET-TV.
B’klyn Priest Dedicates New L.I. Home for Vet
About 1,000 people were in Merrick, L.I., to celebrate with Marine Corporal Kevin Vaughan, the recipient of a mortgage-free house as his new home.
Lidia Opens Up Her Menus for the Popes
Lidia Bastianich, an Italian-born parishioner of St. Anastasia’s, Douglaston, who escaped with her family after her region in Italy was awarded to communist Yugoslavia and the Iron Curtain erected, said she got the request to cook for Pope Benedict XVI for his 2008 visit to the United States.
Italian-American Pride on Columbus Day
The Brooklyn Diocese participated in the annual New York City Columbus Day Parade with a float that featured Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Catholic schoolchildren and top singing voices such as Danny and Maria Rodriguez, Stephanie Hanvey and Sal “the Barber” Spitola.
Pope Is About Memory And Looking Forward
Pope Francis speaks often about memory and motion, the importance of remembering where you came from and setting off without fear to share the Gospel.
Pope Tells UN That People Come First
Dealing with war, development, the economy or environmental concerns, bureaucrats and diplomats always must remember that the lives of real children, women and men are at stake, Pope Francis told the United Nations.
Visit to East Harlem
Pope Francis greets students and talks with immigrant families at Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem (photos)