by Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) – The U.S. Catholic population stood at 58.9 million in 2010, according to a new census of religious congregations. The number of Catholics is lower than the 62 million Catholics reported in 2000, but the difference is due to a change in the way data was collected during this go-round, […]
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A Greater Love
Our esteem as Christians for that unique friendship which we call marriage arises from not only the natural union of a woman and a man that begins when they consent to it but also its call to reflect the nature and generous love of God. God is a trinity of persons, equal yet unique. Married […]
Let Us Rejoice!
Our heartfelt prayers and best wishes to Bishops-elect Raymond Chappetto and Paul Sanchez. We could not be prouder or more grateful to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for selecting these two humble, dedicated men who, despite the many positions in which they have been serving our diocese over the years, remain parish priests at heart. […]
Douglaston – Cathedral Seminary House of Formation
by Ed Wilkinson There have been a lot of changes at the Cathedral Seminary Residence program for students contemplating the priesthood. The four-year residential program in Douglaston has been forming college-age men who are considering vocations as diocesan priests. This past year, the students from Brooklyn and Queens were joined by men from the Archdiocese […]
Brooklyn Is Part of Dunwoodie History
by Dr. Patrick J. McNamara In the summer of 1896, some 60,000 people gathered in the Dunwoodie section of Yonkers to witness the dedication of St. Joseph’s Seminary, which one visiting bishop described as “the grandest seminary building in Christendom.” To date St. Joseph’s has educated over 2,500 priests, both for the Archdiocese of New […]
Distinguished Parishioners – Brooklyn’s 48 Parishes Honor Volunteers
by Steven Childs Whether through advocacy for the disabled, service on the parish council, or leading an Hispanic youth group, longtime service and energetic parishioner engagement in church affairs keep the church and its mission vital. Recognizing that involvement, members of Brooklyn’s 48 parishes gathered at The Cathedral Basilica of St. James in Downtown Brooklyn […]
Vermont Senate Kills Assisted Suicide Bill
BOSTON (CNS) – Opponents of legislation that would legalize physician-assisted suicide in Massachusetts hope the commonwealth will follow Vermont’s lead and kill the measure. By an 18-11 vote April 12, Vermont senators defeated a proposal to legalize assisted suicide in the state. “We’re obviously elated that the Senate in Vermont did the right thing, not […]
Nun Says Church Cannot Make Up the House’s Cuts to the Poor
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Each church in the United States would have to find an extra $50,000 to replace the $133 billion in nutrition funding for the poor cut by the House of Representatives, according to Sister Margaret Mary Kimmins, a Franciscan Sister of Allegany, N.Y., and Bread for the World’s associate for Catholic Church relations. […]
Vatican Says Financial Markets Should Not Regulate Themselves
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The global financial crisis and the worldwide recession it triggered have demonstrated that allowing financial markets to self-regulate does not serve national interests and the good of the international community, a Vatican official said. “The international community cannot let the financial system continue being a source of global economic instability; it […]
Burying the Unborn
Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago places a flower atop one of the boxes containing the remains of 120 unborn children after presiding over the burial of some of the bodies found stockpiled at a medical examiner’s office. Earlier this year, the Archdiocese of Chicago offered up to 300 graves to help clear the backlog […]