WASHINGTON (CNS) – The Catholic Health Association (CHA), a major supporter of President Barack Obama’s health reform law, is urging the government to expand its definition of religious employers who are exempt from the requirement to provide contraceptives and sterilization free of charge to their employees. In comments filed June 15 with the Department of […]
N.Y.S. Interfaith Network Co-Chairs Josefa Castro, community project director at Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, and Rev. Patricia Malcolm, of Churches United to Save and Heal, and Network Director Dr. Diane Steinman, commended the Obama Administration for granting relief for DREAM-eligible youth. Their statement said: “The New York State Interfaith Network for Immigration Reform, […]
Four Maryknoll priests with ties to the Brooklyn Diocese are celebrating significant anniversaries this year. Father Edward M. Wroblewski, who was born in Brooklyn, is marking his 60th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. He attended Our Lady of consolation School, Williamsburg; Cathedral Prep and College, Brooklyn; the Maryknoll Seminary in Ossinning, N.Y.; and […]
by Msgr. Joseph Calise AT A WORKSHOP on Baptism, I heard a presenter make a very simple but profound statement regarding baby names. He said, “Here’s the rule of thumb – a guideline for choosing your child’s name: Your son or daughter will have to live with that name for the rest of his or […]
The Fortnight for Freedom campaign being launched under the aegis of the American bishops on Friday, June 22, and running through the celebration of Independence Day, is a timely and important summons for every Catholic in our country to “go make a difference.” Ask your neighbor if she or he has heard about it and […]
by Antonina Zielinska Demonstrators from downstate New York gathered on the steps of the Federal Hall National Memorial in Lower Manhattan to protest the Affordable Health Care Act. They demonstrated, at the site where the first U.S. Congress met to adopt the Bill of Rights over 200 years ago, to protest a mandate which they […]
by Antonina Zielinska Continuing the centuries old tradition of Corpus Christi processions, the parish community of Holy Family brought the Body and Blood of Christ into the streets of Canarsie, singing praise and adoration to God. After celebrating Mass, Archbishop Valerien Okeke, visiting from the Onitsha Diocese in Nigerira, led the parish community to four […]
by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – From picked pockets to a 1998 double murder and suicide, the Vatican legal system has dealt with a vast array of crimes and misdemeanors over the decades. Now it has begun a formal inquiry into the case of the pope’s personal assistant, who has been implicated in the […]
Aging is a process that affects everyone. For some, it can be gradual; for others, painful. But either way, it’s inevitable. However, the process may look bleak for local seniors receiving in-home aid from Brooklyn-Queens Catholic Charities. The organization is calling for the full restoration of $6.6 million in N.Y.C. funding toward services for the […]
by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Economic recovery needs to focus on job creation, especially for young adults, and protecting workers, a Vatican official said. “The path forward to an effective recovery presupposes a new vision and strategic investments to provide employment and to sustain enterprises,” said Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican’s permanent observer […]
