Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary-St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, Ozone Park, hosted an International Food Festival on Sept. 15 under a tent set up in the schoolyard of the Divine Mercy Catholic Academy, Ozone Park. Over 400 parishioners of Polish, Italian, Filipino and Spanish descent attended the festival, and many cooked and donated the […]
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Vatican Condemns Terrorists’ Attacks Against U.S. Consulate
by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Vatican firmly condemned the recent attack against a U.S. consulate in Libya, which led to the death of a U.S. ambassador, three U.S. personnel and at least 10 Libyans. “The very serious attack organized against the United States diplomatic mission in Libya,” it said, “calls for the […]
Local Conference Will Focus on John Paul I
An international conference focusing on the saintly life and startling death of Pope John Paul I after a pontificate of only 33 days in 1978 will be held on Oct. 12-13 at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. The two-day event coincides with the centenary of the late pope’s birth. The conference, billed as “The True Pope […]
Cardinal Traces History of Religious Liberty in U.S.
by Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) – To the enthusiastic reception of an audience of John Carroll Society members Sept. 10, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan traced the historic origins of U.S. religious freedom in light of a current battle with the government over those rights. Saying that he wanted to “restore the luster” on […]
Catechists and Teachers Ready for Year of Faith
The new faith formation year began on Thursday, Sept. 13, for catechetical leaders in the diocese. Pastors, priests, directors of faith formation, coordinators of religious education, coordinators of adult ministry, young adult ministry, youth ministry, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and the RCIA Adapted for Children, school and academy principals, pastoral associates […]
Nashville Diocese and Other Tenn. Agencies Sue Over HHS Mandate
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) – The Diocese of Nashville and seven of the Catholic entities operating in middle Tennessee have filed suit in federal court to block implementation of a mandate by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requiring them to cover services they find morally objectionable. The mandate, which went into effect Aug. […]
Pope Appoints Additional Members of Rome Synod
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles and 35 other cardinals, bishops and priests to serve as full members of the Synod of Bishops. The papal appointees, whose names were announced Sept. 18, will join more than 200 other synod members who were […]
Knowing Right from Wrong
Experience alone should allay anxieties that one need tote around a Bible — or, for that matter, a Quran or a Bhagavad Gita — to know right from wrong. And even accepting the premise of the sometime conversation-stopping “it’s not in the Bible” fatwa, just to know a specific precept may be found in the […]
Crown Heights Parish on the Move
by Antonina Zielinska On Sunday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m., Auxiliary Bishop Frank Caggiano, vicar general, presided over the final regularly scheduled Mass at St. Ignatius church, a worship site of St. Francis of Assisi-St. Blaise parish in Crown Heights. “This is a day of tremendous mixed emotions — a day where there will be […]
Carroll Gardens Honors Our Lady of Sorrows
Since 1948, the Congrega Maria SS. Addolorata has been honoring the Blessed Mother on the Sunday before the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Sept. 15, with a street procession and Mass at Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen Church, Carroll Gardens. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant of the evening Mass on Sunday, Sept. 9. Earlier […]