DOMREMY, France (CNS) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy praised his country’s patron, St. Joan of Arc, for helping “forge the national conscience.” “For the church, Joan is a saint. For the republic, she’s the incarnation of the finest French virtues, including a patriotism that consists of loving one’s homeland without resenting others,” the president said […]
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Sisters of St. Joseph Not Forgotten in Epiphany Church
Sisters Jean Philip Brady, C.S.J., and Miriam Anna Morgan, C.S.J., were honored for decades of dedicated service to Epiphany Church, Williamsburg, now part of St. Peter and Paul parish. Father Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez, pastor, led the community in thanking both sisters who came back to the parish to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany […]
Women Religious Await Findings of Consultation
by Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) – A three-year study of U.S. women religious called for by the Vatican has been completed with the final comprehensive report recently sent to Rome. No details of the findings in what the Church calls an apostolic visitation were released by Mother Mary Clare Millea, superior general of the Apostles […]
Suspect Killed After Robbing Catholic Center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CNS) — A masked man was fatally shot by an Albuquerque police officer Jan. 4 moments after the suspect stole a safe from the Albuquerque Catholic Center, pulled a gun on a security guard and possibly fired shots at the officer in an apparent attempt to get away, according to the Albuquerque Police […]
Meet a Real Exorcist
by Lilla Ross JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CNS) – If everything you know about exorcism you learned by watching the movie, “The Exorcist,” Father Jose Antonio Fortea wants to exorcise those notions from your head. To learn about exorcism, Father Fortea said the best textbook is the Bible, especially the Gospels, because after all, Jesus was an […]
Two New Yorkers Among The 22 New Cardinals
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Clergy and laity alike praised the naming of new cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio also noted the New York ties of new U.S. Cardinals-designate Timothy M. Dolan and Edwin F. O’Brien in a Jan. 6 statement. “It is a privilege not only for these exceptional leaders in the church, […]
Pope Warns About Religious Terrorism
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI condemned “religiously motivated terrorism” and restrictions on religious freedom during his annual address to diplomats accredited to the Vatican. Looking both at signs of promise and areas of concern around the globe, the pope said human dignity, truth and justice demand governments safeguard all human […]
Doubly Proud
Not that New York City needs a shout to be identified on the map, but we in Brooklyn are proud of our two new local Cardinal-designates, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan and Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien. We congratulate them on the occasion of their being so named by Pope Benedict XVI on Jan. 6 and look […]
The Future of Catholic Schools: Preserving the Vision Calls for Transition to Academies
by Gail Donovan This is the first in a series of articles about the future of Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens. Too often the news about Catholic schools is negative – dwindling enrollments, strapped finances, school closings. What the average person isn’t seeing, however, are the green shoots of hope, partnerships, collaborations, dedicated educators […]
St. James Parish Begins 190th Year
by Ed Wilkinson St. James Cathedral Parish, the first Catholic parish established on Long Island, marked the 190th anniversary of its founding on Jan. 1 with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio. The faith community was formed in response to a formal petition drawn up on Jan. 1, 1822 by a group of 70 laypeople […]