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, […]
Father Osmin Vargas will conduct a healing Mass sponsored by the Servants of the Holy Spirit Prayer Community at Our Lady of the Angelus Church, Rego Park, on Sunday, Aug. 19, at 8 p.m. Confessions and Rosary at 7 p.m.
by Antonina Zielinska Young adults from throughout the northeast have joined forces with Franciscan Friars in Brooklyn to build up the Church of God, both physically and spiritually. Thirteen volunteers from Capuchin Youth and Family Services based in Garrison, N.Y., visited St. Michael’s Friary, East New York, for a week of communal prayer and service. […]
CHICAGO (CNS) – Father Kenneth Taylor, a priest of the Indianapolis Archdiocese, and Precious Blood Father Clarence Williams, who is currently stationed in the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, were elected president and vice president, respectively, of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus. Elections took place at the organization’s meeting in Chicago, held during the July […]
SAN ANTONIO (CNS) – Saying “our order is stronger today than ever before, and the best is yet to come,” Supreme Knight Carl Anderson delivered an annual report that chronicled the record-setting activity of the Knights of Columbus at the organization’s 131st annual convention. For the 13th consecutive year, Knights’ charitable contributions have grown. While […]
Martha Hennessy, granddaughter of Dorothy Day, will speak at the next Tablet Forum on Friday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. at St. Sebastian Church, Woodside. Tickets are not necessary. Admission is free. Martha Hennessy, a mother and grandmother, lives with her husband on a small farm in Vermont. She is the seventh grandchild of Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker […]
by Jennifer Brinker ST. LOUIS (CNS) – The identity of a “mystery” priest who prayed with a young woman at the scene of an accident in central Missouri has been solved. The Diocese of Jefferson City, Mo., has identified the priest as Father Patrick Dowling, a native of Kilkenny, Ireland, who is currently serving in […]
Bridgeport, Conn. (CNS) – On the morning after he was appointed to lead the Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., Bishop Frank Caggiano was being praised in Connecticut newspapers as “a breath of fresh air” for his “all-inclusive style of leadership.” The bishop, who has served in the Brooklyn Diocese as vicar general and auxiliary bishop since […]
Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto celebrated the closing Mass Aug. 4 for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at St. Bernard’s parish, Mill Basin. The Mass was concelebrated by Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, pastor; Father Timothy Lambert, parochial vicar; Msgr. Steven Aguggia, pastor of St. Margaret’s parish, Middle Village; Father Paul Kim; and Msgr. David […]
Martha Hennessy, granddaughter of Dorothy Day, will speak at the next Tablet Forum on Friday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. at St. Sebastian Church, Woodside. Tickets are not necessary. Admission is free. Martha Hennessy, a mother and grandmother, lives with her husband on a small farm in Vermont. She is the seventh grandchild of Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker […]
