by Francis X. Rocca SILAO, Mexico (CNS) – Celebrating Mass in the Catholic heartland of Mexico, Pope Benedict XVI told a nation and a continent suffering from poverty, corruption and violence, to trust in God and the intercession of Mary to help them bring about a “more just and fraternal society.” “When addressing the deeper […]
by Tom Tracy SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (CNS) – When the Miami Air charter plane touched the ground March 26, applause and shouts of “Thanks be to God” rang out in the cabin, and Julia Malcolm had tears on her face. It was Malcolm’s first time back in Cuba since leaving 51 years ago. “I […]
by Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) – Each spring, the doors of the small church near Candler, close to Asheville in North Carolina, are flung open to let in the burgeoning number of congregants. Seats fill fast on or around March 24, said Edith Segovia, a parishioner of St. Joan of Arc Church. Increasingly, she sees […]
EL COBRE, Cuba (CNS) – Entrusting people to Mary’s maternal care is a normal Catholic practice, but when Pope Benedict XVI prayed that Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre would wrap her golden mantle around the people of Cuba, it was particularly poignant. For 400 years, Cubans – believers and nonbelievers alike – have […]
Our Lady of Charity, also known as Our Lady of Cobre, is the patroness of Cuba. The story about how the image became Cuba’s patroness dates back to the early 17th century, when two brothers, Rodrigo and Juan de Hoyos, and their slave, Juan Moreno, set out to the Bay of Nipe in Cuba for […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) – People gathered March 23 in front of U.S. courthouses, state capitols and historic sites to support religious freedom and protest a federal mandate they say violates that freedom by requiring most religious employers to provide no-cost contraceptive coverage even it is contrary to their beliefs. All of the events, held at noon […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The U.S. bishops urged Catholics and “all people of faith” across the nation to observe March 30 as a day of prayer and fasting for religious freedom and conscience protection. The bishops announced the day-long observance in a statement titled “United for Religious Freedom” that was approved by the U.S. Conference of […]
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio Palm Sunday, April 1 – St. John the Baptist, Bedford-Stuyvesant – 11 a.m. (Bilingual) Monday, April 2 – Penance Service – Immaculate Heart of Mary, Kensington – 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 – Mass of Chrism, St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn – 8 p.m. Holy Thursday, April 5 – Mass of the […]
On the eve of the feast of the Annunciation, pro-life advocates took to the streets of Jamaica to pray for the unborn outside an abortion clinic set to open Friday, March 30.
Former and present parishioners will gather at Brooklyn’s oldest Italian parish, Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen Church, Carroll Gardens, to solemnly process through the streets on Good Friday, April 6, beginning at 7 p.m. While the neighborhood has seen much change since the parish’s founding by Italian immigrants in 1882, this time- honored tradition and […]
