When Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines Nov. 8 and the call for help went out, among the first to respond was Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), which has an ongoing relationship with the island-nation in the Pacific. From its distribution center in Long Island City, CMMB began filling boxes with as much as $2 million […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Bishops around the world are being asked to take a realistic look at the situation of families under their care and at how effective pastoral and educational programs have been at promoting Church teaching on sexuality, marriage and family life. The preparatory document for the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The Vatican ambassador to the U.S. has reminded U.S. Catholics that the Vatican has not recognized alleged Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, as authentic. Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic nuncio, wrote to Msgr. Ronny Jenkins, general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and told him the reminder came as one […]
Pilgrims from Brooklyn and Queens traveled to Paris and Lourdes under the spiritual direction of Father Peter Gillen. They are shown in this group photo in Lourdes. The pilgrimage was organized by A&G Peace Tours. Father Gillen, a parochial vicar at Our Lady of Guadalupe parish, Dyker Heights, directed this group to Lourdes, celebrating Mass […]
Choirs from St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, N.Y., and St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Crestwood, N.Y., will jointly present an a cappella concert titled “Magnificat: Hymns to the Mother of God from the East and West,” Nov. 25, 7:30 p.m. at St. Jean Baptiste Church, 184 East 76th Street in Manhattan. Tickets are $25 each and […]
by Antonina Zielinska Fifty years ago on Nov. 22, the same day as President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, C.S. Lewis collapsed in his Oxford home and died. Back then, the nation was in too much of a shock to pay much attention to his death, said Ed Wilkinson, editor of The Tablet. Nonetheless, he […]
During the Year of Faith, residents of Queen of Peace Residence, Queens Village, had the opportunity to make a pilgrimage to the church of their baptism. If this was not possible, due to the consolidation of parishes or distance, the possibility of visiting a parish that had been important in their life of faith was […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis will create his first cardinals during a consistory Feb. 22, the feast of the Chair of St. Peter. The pope also is expected to use the occasion “to have a meeting with the cardinals for consultations” immediately before the ceremony, as retired Pope Benedict XVI did in the run-up […]
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A mortar round hit the apostolic nunciature in the Syrian capital, causing limited damage to the building and no casualities because of the early hour of the strike, said the Vatican ambassador to Syria. Archbishop Mario Zenari, the Vatican nuncio, told Vatican Radio Nov. 5 that if the […]
By Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) – Anyone who’s familiar with the arduous, years-long process of getting English-language liturgical texts into use might be a bit surprised to learn that there is no comparable system for single-source Spanish translations of missals and other liturgical books. In the U.S, priests celebrating daily or weekly Mass, a wedding […]
