by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The director and the deputy director of the Vatican bank, which is being investigated by a special papal commission, resigned July 1. A statement from the Vatican press office said Director Paolo Cipriani and Massimo Tulli, deputy director, offered their resignations “in the best interest of the institute […]
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Pope to Visit Refugees, Immigrants On Italian Island of Lampedusa
by Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis will visit a tiny Italian island to greet refugees and immigrants, pray for those who have lost their lives at sea and call for greater solidarity. The Vatican said Pope Francis was “deeply affected” by a recent tragedy in mid-June in which at least seven people […]
‘Remarkable Victory’ in Albany for the Unborn
(CNS) – The New York State Senate rejected the abortion-related plank of a 10-point women’s equality bill, prompting the New York State Catholic Conference to call the action a “remarkable victory for unborn children.” The Catholic Conference called the provision the “Abortion Expansion Act.” Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who labeled it the “Reproductive Health Act,” said […]
New Dominican Leadership Team
The Dominican Sisters of Amityville, L.I., installed a new Leadership Council on Sunday, June 23, to assume leadership of the Congregation’s 466 members. From left are: Sister Marguerite Warren, O.P., councilor for wellness, who most recently worked as a math teacher at Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene; Sister Margaret Ann McVetty, O.P., councilor for mission, […]
New Cathedral Club Officers
New York State Supreme Court Judge Bernard Graham inducted the new slate of officers for The Cathderal Club of Brooklyn. From left are Mark Cipolla, recording secretary; Vincent LeVien, treasurer; Christopher Hannon, vice president; Martin Cottingham, president; Msgr. Kieran Harrington, spiritual director; Judge Graham; and John Heyer, outgoing president.
Slideshow: CYO Golf Classic
More than 120 golfers took to the links for the fourth annual CYO Golf Classic conducted June 20 at the North Hills Country Club, Manhasset, L.I. Group shot shows, from left, Louis Grassi, guest of honor; Howard Cross, former New York Giants’ tight end; Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto; Rod Gilbert, former New York Rangers’ all-star; […]
Religious Freedom Under Siege
by Maria Wiering BALTIMORE (CNS) – Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore held up statesman Sargent Shriver and other Catholics like him as “a living example of how faith enriches public life” June 21 at a standing-room-only Mass opening the second Fortnight for Freedom. “Faith serves the public life not only by the sheer magnitude […]
Crown Heights School Once Slated to Close Will Reopen
by Marie Elena Giossi Following intensive fundraising efforts and an outpouring of financial support, Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, Crown Heights, will reopen its doors this September as a freestanding school. Things looked bleak in early May when New York Nativity, a ministry of the New York Province Jesuits, which has sponsored the middle school for the […]
Catholics, Orthodox Join To Launch Safety Website
by Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) – Roman Catholics and Greek Orthodox in the U.S. have collaborated on a new website to instruct web users, primarily parents, on how young people can navigate the online world, taking advantage of its promise while steering away from its pitfalls. The site, www.faithandsafety.org, was activated in the middle of […]
Lourdes Shrine Digs Out After Massive Flooding
TOULOUSE, France (CNS) – Work crews rushed to clear mud and remove debris June 21 after a massive flood inundated sections of the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes so that tourists could return to the popular pilgrimage site. Much of the shrine complex was under water for two days as floods swamped much of […]