by Antonina Zielinska Having served the parish of St. Agatha as pastor for 10 years, Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez returned to the Sunset Park community to confer his first Confirmation upon 67 candidates. During his homily, the bishop reassured the candidates that like them, he, too, was scared of a new chapter in his life. […]
At two dinners at Gargiulo’s, Coney Island, the Diocesan Migration Office celebrated the fact that immigrants to the U.S. continue to make a significant contribution to the Church in Brooklyn and Queens. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was joined by Father Patrick Keating, director of the Catholic Migration Office, in presenting the Shining Star Award to members […]
by Sarah Delaney and Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In a gesture recalling how the Second Vatican Council sought to enhance the connection between the Church and the world, Pope Benedict XVI handed out copies of the council’s messages for laypeople in various walks of life. At the end of the Mass in St. […]
by Antonina Zielinska Auxiliary Bishop Frank Caggiano joined the parish of Our Lady of Hope, Middle Village, to honor the 50th year of the parochial school when he celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving on Sunday, Oct. 14. He spoke of the importance of the school during the anniversary Mass. “The name of Jesus is not […]
by Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) – On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper, published a short reminiscence of the council by Pope Benedict XVI. In the essay, the pope recalls his presence at the opening of Vatican II, which he […]
by Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) – It was Oct. 11, 1962, and the bishop of Inchon, Korea, was walking in a procession of more than 2,200 other bishops into St. Peter’s Basilica on the opening day of the Second Vatican Council. “Every light was on in the basilica because of television,” he said. […]
This is the fourth in a series of stories examining the positions of the major presidential candidates. WASHINGTON (CNS) – At the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., the differences on abortion between President Barack Obama and his Republican presidential opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, were clear. Speeches in prime time on successive nights […]
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) – Austria’s Vienna Archdiocese will press ahead with a major reorganization that will including liquidating most of its parishes over 10 years, despite objections from some local Catholics. The archdiocese’s 660 parishes will be merged over the next decade into around 150 larger parishes, each served by three to five priests and […]
Hundreds of parents, children, teachers, staff, board members, and friends prayed together at a Mass to mark the transition of Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, South Ozone Park, to a Catholic academy. Auxiliary Bishop Frank Caggiano celebrated the Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. “We gather here to celebrate a school community, […]
by Marie Elena Giossi A humble priest, who loved his family, appreciated popular culture and surrendered to the will of God is the way Pia Luciani remembered her uncle Albino, better known to the world as Pope John Paul I, at an international gathering on his life and death. The two-day conference, “The True […]
