Mexican Outreach: Newest Apostolate Seeks to Help Integrate Mexicans into the Community

by Marie Elena Giossi Clergy and lay people are celebrating the launch of a new diocesan apostolate dedicated to nurturing and preserving the faith, culture and traditions of Mexican Catholics in Brooklyn and Queens. Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros bestowed his blessing upon the newly formed Mexican Apostolate during the 10:30 a.m. Spanish Mass at St. […]

In Mexico, Pope Preaches About Trust

by Francis X. Rocca SILAO, Mexico (CNS) – Celebrating Mass in the Catholic heartland of Mexico, Pope Benedict XVI told a nation and a continent suffering from poverty, corruption and violence, to trust in God and the intercession of Mary to help them bring about a “more just and fraternal society.” “When addressing the deeper […]

Working Overtime For Papal Coverage

What a week it has been! Pope Benedict’s historic journey to Mexico and Cuba this past week was a huge undertaking.  Not just for the 84-year-old pontiff, but also for our local media here in the diocese. The DeSales Media Group, which produces both The Tablet and NET television, made a strong commitment to covering […]

FATHER PETER J. DALY

Latin America Needs Permanent Deacons

Father Peter J. Daly Pope Benedict XVI’s visits to Mexico and Cuba were good things. Both countries are extremely troubled. The Catholic Church in those countries could use the encouragement of the Church’s supreme pastor. I’ve never been to Cuba, but I have frequently been to Mexico and Nicaragua over the past 12 years. We […]

Pope Coming to Mexico, Cuba

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Vatican officials are at an advanced stage in studying the possibility of a papal trip to Mexico and Cuba in the spring of 2012, the Vatican spokesman said. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the spokesman, told reporters Nov. 10 that the nuncios to Mexico and Cuba have been told to inform those […]