Parishioners of SS. Peter and Paul parish, Williamsburg, gathered at Epiphany Church Jan. 21 and processed to SS. Peter and Paul Church with an icon of Our Lady of Altagracia, patroness of the Dominican Republic. Msgr. Agripino Nunez Collado, rector of Mother and Teacher Pontifical University in the Dominican Republic, was the main celebrant of the liurgy. […]
SEATTLE (CNS) – Legislation introduced by lawmakers in Washington state that would redefine marriage to allow same-sex marriage “is not in the public interest,” said the bishops of the state’s three Catholic dioceses. “Marriage in faith and societal traditions is acknowledged as the foundation of civilization. It has long been recognized that the stability of […]
Last fall, the three bishops of downstate New York committed their seminaries to work together for the training of priests and their co-workers in ministry. The Inter-diocesan Seminary Partnership came about on Nov. 10, 2011 as a result of a joint operating agreement signed by Cardinal-designate Timothy M. Dolan of New York, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio […]
St. Raphael’s School, Long Island City, will close at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year, due to declining enrollment and escalating costs. In a Jan. 20 letter to parents, Father Jerry Jecewiz, pastor, explained, “We had agreed to a specific goal, strictly time-bound to last September, to raise the 160 students enrollment to 200. […]
It is understandable that in an election year officeholders and those seeking office will seek to marshall their political allies by appealing to their interests. Sometimes those interests, though local or “special,” can be tolerated as part of the give-and-take of political bargaining, so long as they do not affect the public good or the […]
March for Life participants make their way up Constitution Ave. to the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 2011. Tens of thousands of people from across the United States, including several busloads from Brooklyn and Queens, are expected to gather in the nation’s capital on Monday, Jan. 23, for this year’s March for […]
by Marie Elena Giossi Despite temperatures in the teens, dozens of parishioners gathered for the blessing and dedication of a Marian Prayer and Memorial Garden at St. Mark Church, Sheepshead Bay, last Sunday, Jan. 15. After the 12:30 p.m. Mass, clergy led the congregation outdoors to the newly constructed garden area, located on the Jerome […]
by Antonina Zielinska, On the second anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti, hundreds of Haitian faithful from throughout the diocese gathered in Holy Family parish, Canarsie, for a commemorative Mass celebrated by Father Gerard Dumont. Though the occasion was a somber one, the church was filled with songs of praise to God. During his […]
by Gail Donovan, This is the third in a series of articles about the future of Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens. Ask Rosemarie McGoldrick, principal of Holy Angels Catholic Academy, Bay Ridge, about the best part of establishing a new academy and she’ll answer “the opportunity to have a new beginning.” Holy Angels Catholic […]
Corpus Christi School, Woodside, will close at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year, due to rising debt and low enrollment. In a Jan. 12 letter to parents, Msgr. Denis Herron, temporary administrator, and Robert DiNardo, principal, explained that the school is “facing a $73,000 deficit this year” and that Corpus Christi parish is no […]
