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‘The Youth Need to Be Heard’: 87 Pilgrims From the Diocese of Brooklyn Attend Jubilee of Youth With Bishop Robert Brennan
Young Catholics from Brooklyn and Queens joined an estimated 1 million fellow pilgrims for the Jubilee of Youth in Rome.
St. Pancras’ Juan Pérez Wins Inaugural ‘Catholic Grammy’ for Best English Pop Song
Envelope, please. The ‘Catholic Grammy’ goes to … Juan Pérez, pastoral assistant at St. Pancras Parish in Glendale!
Queens Parish Day Camp Teaching Kids How to be Earth’s Caregivers
Immaculate Conception Monastery in Jamaica Estates was the scene of a special day camp this summer. The day camp, called Care for Creation, taught children how to live out the principles outlined in Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato si, in which the late pontiff urged humanity to respect the earth.
Black Catholics Reflect on 60 Years of the Voting Rights Act and Challenges Today
A little more than 60 years ago – March 7, 1965 – approximately 600 peaceful demonstrators approached the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
To Answer God’s Call, Seminarians Asked to Surrender Their Cell Phones
First-year seminarians in the Diocese of Brooklyn must give up their phones five days a week to deepen prayer and discernment — a step inspired by Pope Francis and embraced for its spiritual impact.
Peace, Nuclear Disarmament Begin in the Heart, Says Head of USCCB
Peace and nuclear disarmament begin in the heart, said the head of the nation’s Catholic bishops.
Young Teen’s Relics a Reminder for Pilgrims that Holiness ‘Is Not Impossible’
During the Jubilee of Youth in Rome, pilgrims gathered at San Marcello al Corso to venerate a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis — a modern teen whose life reminds young Catholics that sainthood is possible, even today.
Thousands Visit Blessed Frassati’s Remains in Rome for Jubilee of Youth
Volunteers watching over the relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati gently placed items from the faithful on top of his casket to make a third-class relic for the visitors to the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, near Rome’s Pantheon, one afternoon during the Jubilee of Youth.
Amid Shift in Public Opinion on Immigration, Catholic Advocates Praise Bipartisan Attempt at Reform
Catholic leaders are praising the bipartisan Dignity Act of 2025, which offers legal status to some undocumented immigrants while balancing border security—marking a rare moment of cooperation amid shifting U.S. attitudes on immigration.