DENVER (CNS) – Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver and his auxiliary, Bishop James D. Conley, offered prayers and support to the victims, survivors and the community after a gunman killed at least a dozen people and wounded dozens more during a July 20 midnight screening of the movie “The Dark Knight Rises” in Aurora, […]
by James Breig When John A. La Barbera, a parishioner of Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Corona, went overseas during World War II, he took with him his Catholic faith and fond memories of his buddies, most of whom were also in uniform and scattered around the world. One of their number, however, remained at […]
by Beth Griffin To the more traditional elements of their job description, two Maryknoll missioners in Guatemala have added the responsibility of being a presence in the face of injustice and inhumanity. Father William F. Mullen and Brother Martin J. Shea said their combined 110 years of service to Maryknoll, most of it in Guatemala, […]
Conflict between the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) and the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith over the reform of LCWR boils down to whether one can “be a Catholic and have a questioning mind,” the conference’s president said in an interview on National Public Radio’s “Fresh Air” program. Franciscan Sister Pat […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) – A federal judge has dismissed Belmont Abbey College’s lawsuit against the Obama administration that had challenged the federal contraception mandate, but lawyers for the Benedictine college in Belmont say they will continue the fight. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of the District of Columbia dismissed Belmont Abbey’s case, saying that […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities praised lawmakers for including two conscience provisions in the House version of the 2013 appropriations bill for the federal departments of Labor and Health and Human Services. “Our government has a long history of respecting rights of conscience in health care, and […]
The St. Andrew Avellino Intermediate baseball team from Flushing capped a winning season with a 14-2 win over Queen of Peace, Kew Gardens, to capture its second consecutive CYO diocesan championship. Pictured from left, front row: Noah Saade, Ryan Attore, Enrique Crowe, Mike Nacinovich, Danny Zayas, Kevin Linitz and Preston Milano; back row: Coaches Tony […]
We are saddened by the senseless violence in Aurora, Colo., last weekend. We pray for all whose lives were lost or will never be the same. Attempting to comprehend the unthinkable or to defend against the unpredictable is more of a coping ritual than an adequate response. An individual or group determined to inflict violence […]
During a majestic, centuries-old liturgy that was streamlined by the Second Vatican Council, the Diocese of Brooklyn received two new auxiliary bishops on Wednesday, July 11. Ordained to the fullness of the priesthood were Bishops Raymond F. Chappetto and Paul R. Sanchez. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the principal consecrator, while Auxiliary Bishops Frank Caggiano and […]
by Steven Childs It will take nothing short of a miracle — more precisely another miracle — for Blessed Carlos Manuel Rodriguez to become a saint. But at one Queens church, parishioners already direct their prayers to the first beatified Puerto Rican-born Catholic. For the 10th time in as many years, St. Paul the Apostle […]
