As Cornell University grapples with a high-profile sexual assault case, Catholic leaders on campus said they are responding with “prayer, pastoral care, and renewed commitment to the formation of Catholic students,” along with an 11-page pastoral letter to guide the faithful on campus.
Headlines heaped tragedy upon tragedy in mid-September with multiple news reports of a Holocaust survivor’s violent death in a Brooklyn nursing home.
A sacred cross was stolen from the tabernacle at St. Mary, Mother of Jesus Church in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, on August 8. Police say the suspect who walked into the parish and took the cross is still at large.
Safety tips help subway riders in New York City be their own best “first line of defense,” officials said. They noted that riders can protect themselves without ever enduring a punch or a shove.
New York City police detectives are still seeking information regarding a burglary at St. Anastasia Church, Douglaston, on Friday, Aug. 26.
The man suspected of opening fire and killing a subway rider over the weekend turned himself in at a Lower Manhattan NYPD precinct on Tuesday, according to authorities.
George Pataki, former New York governor, made his personal “state-of-the-state” comments in the wake of Andrew Cuomo’s resignation as governor.
Violence continued to stalk the streets of New York City last weekend, with two incidents happening two days apart.
A series of laws and procedures promulgated by now-retired Pope Benedict XVI and, especially, by Pope Francis to protect children, promote the investigation of allegations of clerical sexual abuse and punish offenders are included in a heavily revised section of the Code of Canon Law.
A woman was punched as she was leaving St. Michael’s Church in Flushing on Oct. 28, the New York City Police Department said.
