Celebrated every November, Black Catholic History Month was established in 1990 by the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus to highlight the contributions of the black faithful to the Church in America. Our Lady of Victory Church in Bedford-Stuyvesant was the site of this year’s celebration in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
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Condoleezza Rice Shares Optimism for Nation During Al Smith Foundation Dinner
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivered the keynote Thursday, Oct. 21 at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in Midtown Manhattan. She discussed reasons for optimism, despite the current political climate saddled with the rancor of dueling ideologies.
Heads of Local Dioceses Look Forward To Working Together
The Archbishop of New York’s simple message for the incoming Bishop of Brooklyn: Welcome back, it’s going to be great working with you.
Columbus Day Celebrations Kick Off in NYC With In-Person Mass and Parade
After last year’s virtual Columbus Day observance, this year’s event returned as an in-person celebration of faith and Italian-American heritage in New York City. Columbus Day 2021 began with a bilingual Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Monday morning.
Despite Changes Over 125 Years, Dunwoodie Seminarians Stay True to Calling
As St. Joseph’s Seminary & College celebrates its 125th anniversary, seminarians reflect on the vast differences between their experiences and those of their predecessors in the 1890s.
Designer Combines Sustainability With a Unique Franciscan Touch
If life imitates art, then the glamorous pieces that fashion designer Caterine Sanchez brings to fruition are clothes that embrace sensuality, femininity, imagination, and nature, while incorporating movement, hand-drawn images, and, if one digs a little deeper, even symbols of her admiration for a group of Franciscan friars.
Dioceses Begin to Address Vaccine Mandates, Religious Exemptions
As more institutions enact COVID-19 vaccination mandates, Catholic leaders find themselves answering questions from parishioners about whether or not they can claim a religious exemption from getting the jab.
Cabrini Shrine Celebrates Patron Saint’s Anniversaries
Following the unveilings of two larger-than-life statues of Mother Cabrini in Manhattan and Brooklyn (in October 2020 and June 2021 respectively), the St. Frances Cabrini Shrine decided to commemorate two other significant moments in the saint’s life. On July 17, the community celebrated Mother Cabrini’s belated 171st birthday (July 15) and the 75th anniversary of her canonization.
Pop-up Museum Gives Insight Into Mother Cabrini’s Life in New York
Local Catholics interested in learning more about the life of Mother Cabrini can now view some of her never-before-seen belongings in a new pop-up museum at the shrine in her honor.
Three Decades of Promoting Life
The Sisters of Life have been serving for 30 years. The order was founded in 1991 by Cardinal John O’Connor as a community of women religious who, along with the traditional vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, take a vow to protect the sacredness of life.