Donna Corrado, executive director at Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services Inc. (CCNS), an affiliate of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, has been appointed the new commissioner for the N.Y.C. Department for the Aging, as announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio on Feb. 18. “During her 22 years of dedicated service and leadership to Catholic Charities Brooklyn […]
News of the appointment of Msgr. Edward B. Scharfenberger to become the 10th Bishop of Albany, N.Y., is a source of pride and joy for all of us in the Brooklyn Diocese. As well it should be. The new bishop-elect is a product of what represents the best of our heritage. We do not speak […]
Pope Francis has named Msgr. Edward B. Scharfenberger, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn who serves as the episcopal vicar for Queens, to be the Bishop of Albany, N.Y., replacing Bishop Howard J. Hubbard who had reached the mandatory retirement age of 75. The pope also appointed Msgr. Andrzej Zglejszewski as an auxiliary bishop […]
As employees of the Diocese of Albany, N.Y., joined local press to meet their new bishop, Bishop-designate Edward B. Scharfenberger, there were mixed feelings. “It’s bittersweet,” said Ginny Daley, secretary to Bishop Howard J. Hubbard. Having worked for Bishop Hubbard for 15 years, she said she is thankful for his service. “He treats everyone, regardless […]
Less than a month as mayor and Bill de Blasio has already stubbed his big toe. The city’s new chief executive has played the political expediency game and jumped on the Andrew Cuomo bandwagon that would round up pro-life activists and drive them out of New York. Not missing a chance to cuddle up to […]
Comments by Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggesting that conservatives leave New York State have drawn sharp reaction, especially from pro-life groups. In a radio interview, Cuomo said that conservatives “have no place in the state of New York.” He singled out people with anti-abortion views; those who oppose same-sex marriage; and people who are pro-assault weapons. […]
(CNS) – A spokesman for the New York Archdiocese said the archdiocese “welcomes and applauds” a Dec. 13 ruling by a federal judge granting Catholic organizations in the archdiocese and the neighboring Diocese of Rockville Centre a permanent injunction on having to comply with the federal contraceptive mandate in the health care law. The 41-page […]
BALTIMORE (CNS) – The sainthood cause for the founder of a U.S. religious order devoted to person-to-person ministry moved forward with the approval of the U.S. bishops Nov. 11. In a voice vote on the first day of their fall general assembly in Baltimore, the bishops agreed to a request from New York Cardinal Timothy […]
The Catholic Bishops of New York State have issued the following statement on casino gambling: “On Nov. 5, New Yorkers will have the opportunity to decide an important matter affecting our communities. A statewide referendum of the people will be the final say on whether or not to amend the state’s Constitution to authorize casino […]
At the Manhattan Declaration Returns Home conference Sept. 25 at Columbia University’s Teachers College, Manhattan, Cardinal Timothy Dolan led an interfaith prayer service prior to the presentations. Speakers included Alan E. Sears, president and CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom, and Marjorie Dannenfelser, national organizer of the Susan B. Anthony List. About 200 participants listened to […]
