Irish Catholic heritage was on display at the 38th annual Brooklyn Irish-American Parade in Park Slope on March 17. This year’s parade was dedicated to the memories of the 29 Irish Korean War Veterans, 341 Brooklyn Korean War Veterans and the late parade committee member John McDonagh. Festivities began with morning Mass, celebrated by retired […]
Mourners filled the Immaculate Conception Center Chapel in Douglaston to capacity for the Mass of Christian Burial for retired Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius A. Catanello on Friday morning, March 15. Public viewings had been held on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by two vigil Masses at Holy Family Church, Flushing, where the bishop had been pastor. […]
by Joseph Donnelly Pat O’Brien portrayed Jerry Connolly in Angels with Dirty Faces. Spencer Tracy played Father Flanagan in Boys Town, and everybody’s favorite, Father O’Malley was Bing Crosby. All great actors in prodigious roles during an era when Hollywood glorified everyday heroes. A-list actors sought roles that celebrated clerics. Times have changed and there […]
by Antonina Zielinska As the world waited in anticipation for Rome to announce the name of the cardinal who would become supreme pontiff, three seniors of Argentinian heritage were finishing their school day at St. John’s Prep, Astoria. Merlina Rodas was at track practice when she stopped to watch the news following white smoke in […]
by David Agren BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNS) – Lawyer Diego Morales often walks past the Metropolitan Cathedral in this South American capital. He recently popped in, however, taking a moment for prayer and reflection and to give thanks for what was previously unthinkable: that local Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio would be elected pope. Many Argentines […]
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis’ papal motto is based on the Gospel account of “The Call of St. Matthew,” the tax collector, in a homily given by St. Bede the Venerable. The pope decided to keep his episcopal motto and coat of arms for his pontificate with just a few minor adjustments in line […]
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis said that “as things got dangerous” in the conclave voting, he was sitting next to his “great friend,” Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes “who comforted me.” When the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio went over the 77 votes needed to become pope, he said, Cardinal Hummes “hugged […]
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis began his first full day as pope with an early morning act of Marian devotion – and by paying the bill at the clergy hotel where he had stayed before entering the conclave that elected him. The new pope left the Domus Sanctae Marthae at 8 […]
