WASHINGTON (CNS) – As Florida’s Supreme Court lifted a stay of execution for Manuel Valle, clearing the path for him to be put to death Sept. 6, the state’s Catholic bishops urged Gov. Rick Scott to stop it. The unanimous court lifted the stay Aug. 23, upholding a lower court finding that a new drug […]

by Joyce Coronel PHOENIX (CNS) – When the news broke that Father John Lankeit, rector of SS. Simon and Jude Cathedral, was changing policy on altar servers, secular media outlets were quick to offer their take on the development. From now on at the Phoenix Diocese’s cathedral, only boys will be altar servers. Girls who […]

WILMINGTON, Del. (CNS) – The Diocese of Wilmington will continue publishing The Dialog as a biweekly newspaper that will also expand its communications mission to the Internet with stories and video reports, Bishop W. Francis Malooly announced in August. Last April, when the diocese cut jobs and services to help pay a $77.4 million settlement […]

by Joyce Coronel PHOENIX (CNS) – Just two years ago, those attending the annual luncheon of parish respect life coordinators in the Phoenix Diocese were rather discouraged as they faced a new, pro-abortion administration in Washington and the specter of the Freedom of Choice Act that threatened to guarantee abortion rights and negate federal, state […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CNS) – Unemployment and the economy dominate the news, but on Florida’s Space Coast, hit hard by the shutdown of the shuttle program, efforts to make “something better for the future” are already underway, said the Kennedy Space Center’s director. “Change is what you make it,” said Robert Cabana. “It’s hard because […]

Retired Auxiliary Bishop Guy Sansaricq celebrated Mass at St. Bernard, Mill Basin, to mark the beginning of the 50th anniversary year of the establishment of the parish. At left, Bishop Sansaricq and Father Ralph Caputo, pastor, cut the jubilee cake. At right, on the altar were, from right, Father Caputo, Deacon Frank D’Accordo, Bishop Sansaricq, […]

“Extremism in the pursuit of liberty is no vice . . . moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” These ennobling words might well be spoken in tribute to the life lived by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as a new memorial is dedicated in his honor. They proclaim his belief in the […]

St. Edmund School, Sheepshead Bay – Mariann Solano     St. Francis Xavier School, Park Slope – Dorothy Taylor       Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Sunset Park  – Patricia Winters         St. Frances Cabrini School, Bushwick – Przemyslaw Murczkiewicz       Holy Trinity School, Whitestone – Barbara Kavanagh […]

The rush of getting the kids out the door in the morning can make packing a healthy lunch seem like an impossible burden. The typical parent will pack around 200 school lunches yearly, and planning them all requires some serious nutritional skills. Not only do parents need to know how to choose healthful fare, but […]

Last school year, 42 eighth graders from five Catholic elementary schools in Brooklyn gave up an extra hour of morning sleep to arrive at St. Edmund Preparatory H.S., Sheepshead Bay, for New York State Regents-level high school classes in science and math. The students from Mary Queen of Heaven, Old Mill Basin; St. Edmund Elementary […]