Bishop-designate Manuel Rodríguez reflects on his years serving Brooklyn and Queens as he prepares to lead the Diocese of Palm Beach in Florida.
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Noah’s Ark Comes to Life at LI Catholic High School
At Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale, Long Island, students don’t have to read the Old Testament to understand the meaning of Noah’s Ark, because the school is an animal sanctuary where dogs and peacocks roam free.
Diocesan Youth Look to Carry Spirit of Jubilee 2025 Forward
Energized by their pilgrimage to Rome last summer, the diocese’s youth are determined to keep the spirit of Jubilee 2025 alive in their communities going forward. Scores gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James on Jan. 9 for a Holy Hour to close out the diocese’s celebration of Jubilee Year.
Mamdani Targets Rikers Solitary Confinement — A Practice Called ‘Torture’ by Church Leaders
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has given his agencies 45 days to form a plan to rid Rikers Island of solitary confinement.
Cardinals Leave Consistory With a Clear Vision From Pontiff: ‘A Church That Cares’
Cardinals leave Pope Leo XIV’s first extraordinary consistory with renewed unity and a clear vision for “a Church that cares,” marked by fraternity, listening, and a synodal path forward.
Keeping the Flame of Hope After the Jubilee
This Jubilee Year, proclaimed by Pope Francis as a time of pilgrimage, mercy, and renewal, has ignited hearts across the Diocese of Brooklyn.
‘Work of Christmas’ Inspires Action Beyond the Holiday
All those who participated in presenting the Festival of Lessons and Carols at the Immaculate Conception Center gave us a wonderful gift.
Supporting Refugees: A Personal Journey
Pope Leo XIV calls refugees “missionaries of hope.” The epistle on Dec. 28 tells us we are to don compassion, kindness, and more.
German Bishops, Over the Cliff
On Oct. 30, the German bishops’ conference announced the publication of a text by the bishops’ Commission on Schools and Education.
Pro-Life Groups Push Back After Trump Tells House GOP To Be ‘Flexible’ on Hyde Amendment
After President Donald Trump told House Republicans to be “flexible” on the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits public funding of elective abortions, in negotiations on health care subsidies, a key national pro-life group argued the policy should be “a minimum standard in the Republican Party.”