by Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller LATROBE, Pa. (CNS) – Ask Pittsburgh Steelers’ chairman Dan Rooney why his football team has been training at St. Vincent College since 1966, and he says that the campus has the right facilities, it’s close to Pittsburgh and “for many reasons, it works well.” Then he adds with a laugh, “and […]
by Marie Elena Giossi School will be back in session soon, and while some will lament over the end of summer, Eileen Harnischfeger isn’t one of them. The principal of Immaculate Conception School (I.C.S.) is excited to reunite with the students and teachers who, she says, make I.C.S. “the best little school in the heart […]
(CNS) – Pope Francis will host a meeting of cardinals Sept. 30 to formally approve the canonization of Blesseds John Paul II and John XXIII; the date for the canonization will be announced at that time, said Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes. The cardinal told Vatican Radio Aug. 20 that […]
Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene, now has the second largest green roof in Brooklyn as of the end of July. The N.Y.C. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) selected Bishop Loughlin as the site for an ambitious green roof project, funded through the Green Infrastructure Grant Program. The green roof will have a significant impact for […]
by Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) – With admiration and big smiles all around, the lifelong soccer fan Pope Francis met the star players and coaches of the Argentine and Italian national soccer teams hoping to compete for the World Cup in 2014. The teams were led to the Clementine Hall in the Apostolic Palace Aug. […]
New principals or those who are new to the Diocese of Brooklyn are required to participate in the St. Frances Cabrini Institute: a three-year program that culminates with a professional development certificate granted by Fordham University. The purpose of the Cabrini Institute is to provide training, mentoring and professional services on a regular basis for […]
by Peter Finney Jr. (CNS) – Fine print contained in the Affordable Care Act has weakened conscience protections for physicians who oppose abortion, sterilization or other medical practices on religious or moral grounds, a doctor and ethicist told the American Academy of Fertility Care Professionals. Dr. John Brehany, executive director and ethicist of the Catholic […]
The Pastoral Institute has announced that registration for its 10-week Foundations for Ministry Program that begins in September is open. The program will be offered in English, Spanish, Mandarin and Polish at various host sites in the diocese. Designed for men and women who are discerning participation in the three-year Lay Ministry Program or who […]
The installation of Bishop Frank Caggiano as bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., will be held at St. Theresa Church in Trumbull, Conn., on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m. The evening before, there will be a vespers service at St. Augustine Cathedral, Downtown Bridgeport, at 7:30 p.m., when he will take canonical possession […]
One hundred and twenty-eight golfers participated in the 18th annual Bishops’ Golf Classic conducted by the DeSales Media Group for the benefit of Catholic Migration Services. The event was held Aug. 8 at North Hills Country Club in Manhasset, L.I. Special celebrity golfers included Bud Harrelson, former shortstop and manager of the New York Mets, […]
