by Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) – Catholic institutions were still analyzing the effect of a new set of proposed rules on insurance coverage of contraceptives issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. The 80-page document released Feb. 1 by HHS attempts to address objections that the previous rules would force religious employers to […]
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Cardinal Roger M. Mahony will “no longer have any administrative or public duties” as retired archbishop of Los Angeles because of past failures to protect children from clergy sex abuse, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez announced Jan. 31. The archbishop’s statement came the same day the archdiocese released 12,000 pages of personnel […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) – After “Bless me, Father, for I have sinned” – even if they get that far – there are millions of Catholics who don’t exactly know what to say next. This is especially true for Catholics who have not gone to confession in years, or even decades. Despite parishes and dioceses inviting inactive […]
At Midwood Catholic Academy, Flatlands, Catholic Schools Week consisted of a week of special activities including its own version of the TV show, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, in which teachers and students were the contestants; eighth graders sat in a No. 13 representing their graduation year; Rainbow Day, when all classes wore colors to create […]
One morning during Catholic Schools Week at St. Rose of Lima School in Rockaway Beach, prayers centered around four important saints associated with Catholic Education. From left are portrayals of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Brianna Flores), St. Angela Merici (Isabella Nowik), St. Thomas Aquinas (Jacob Gonzalez) and St. John Bosco (Arthur Finnegan).
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The conductor Zubin Mehta performed with an Italian orchestra at the Vatican Feb. 4 in a concert honoring Pope Benedict XVI and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano. The concert, which marked the 84th anniversary of the Lateran Pacts recognizing the sovereignty of Vatican City State, was organized by the Italian embassy to […]
Our Lady of Lourdes School, Queens Village, opened Catholic Schools Week with a prayer service celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez and Msgr. Robert Pawson, pastor. Sister Josephine Barbiere, C.S.J., displayed a plaque commemorating the bishop’s visit. At the service, students dressed in the garb of their native lands, including the Philippines, India, Haiti and […]
by Marie Elena Giossi Despite cold temperatures, warm smiles surrounded Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio as he blessed an outdoor statue of Mary, Mother of God at St. Margaret Church, Middle Village, following 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday, Jan. 26. Located on the Juniper Valley Rd. side of the church, the five-foot six-inch statue, carved in first-grade […]
. Over 700 students from all over the diocese entered into the annual Keep Christ in Christmas art contest co-sponsored by the Archbishop John Hughes Council No. 481 of the Knights of Columbus and The Tablet newspaper. From those, 11 winners walked away with a medal. Their work was judged to best exemplify the theme, […]
by Antonina Zielinska The students at Our Lady of Sorrows School, Corona, enthusiastically welcomed their bishop when he came to celebrate Catholic Schools Week with them. The choir greeted him with song, which Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio told them they performed very well. “Their singing is wonderful,” said Anthony Biscione, deputy superintendent of Catholic Schools. “It’s […]
