On Pentecost Sunday, Holy Trinity parish, Whitestone, celebrated its anniversary.
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Thanks, Msgr. Healy
Mayor DeBlasio presented Msgr. Healy, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows parish, with a citation thanking him for his service.
Co-Naming Street for Bishop Is the Way to Go
By Michael Rizzo There’s a new name for 74th Avenue that runs alongside Holy Family parish in Fresh Meadows, between Utopia Parkway and 175th Street. It’s now co-named Bishop Ignatius A. Catanello Way, dedicated to the late prelate who served as the parish’s pastor from 2007 to 2010 and was an auxiliary bishop of the […]
Queens Schools Sweep Oratorical Contest
The Diocesan Oratorical Contest, sponsored by the Office of the Superintendent ~ Catholic School Support Services, was held at Our Lady of Mercy Academy.
Volunteer Happy to Be on Parish’s ‘Generations’ Team
A Q&A with Mary Jane McCartney, Generations of Faith volunteer and a Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens board member.
Push Is On for Education Tax Credits
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Msgr. Kieran E. Harrington and several New York bishops and representatives from the states’ dioceses met with Governor Andrew Cuomo on June 1 to encourage them to pass a bill that would be key for the future of Catholic schools and other religious and independent schools in the state.
Help Save Our Schools
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, The Education Tax Credit bill is an idea whose time has come. For years, I have been a supporter along with Timothy Cardinal Dolan and the rest of the diocesan bishops across New York. The bill also counts as supporters Governor Andrew Cuomo and a majority of legislators in the State Senate and State Assembly.
In Queens, Romero’s Beatification Hits Home
A Mass at SS. Joachim and Anne Church on Memorial Day celebrated the beatification of Archbishop Romero, a martyr who was assassinated in 1980 while celebrating Mass.
Hollis Parish Has Many Reasons to Celebrate
Father Josephjude Gannon of St. Gerard Majella Church held a festival to congratulate a parishioner entering religious life and to thank his flock for their response to Generations of Faith.
Lay Leaders Complete Ministry Program
The 61 new lay leaders from 37 parishes will coordinate new or existing parish ministries.