Two priests and three seminarians are about to bike their way up the entire East Coast in hopes of raising awareness about religious vocations along the way. The team is en route by car to Florida and will begin a month-long ride from the Diocese of St. Augustine, Fla., which is observing the 450th year […]
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CYO Names Girls’ Volleyball Champions
The diocesan Catholic Youth Organization crowned its 2015 girls’ volleyball champions May 3. Here are this year’s winners.
New Organic Garden at TMLA
In Jamaica Estates, students from The Mary Louis Academy Service Homeroom Initiative have opened new organic garden. Located on the academy’s bucolic campus – just behind the convent – the project features two 40-square-foot box gardens. The students planted various vegetables such as beets, carrots, spinach and nasturtium. Students have been caring for their spouts […]
Nine Priests Observe Their Golden Jubilees
Meet the nine priests celebrating their 50th anniversaries this year.
Three Diocesan Priests Mark 60th Anniversary
Meet the three priests celebrating their 60th anniversaries this year.
Six Priests Are Celebrating Silver Jubilees
Meet the six priests celebrating their 25th anniversaries this year.
Maryknoll Jubilarians Have Ties to Diocese
Father James M. Gilligan, a native of Brooklyn, will celebrate his 60th anniversary of ordination, and Father Donald P. McQuade, a native of Astoria, will celebrate his 50th anniversary.
CMS’s Town Hall in Woodside
Catholic Migration Services held a Queens Town Hall on Right to Counsel April 30 at St. Sebastian Parish Center, Woodside. Communities around Queens gathered to discuss their experiences in going to housing court without representation, and how the proposed bill, Intro. 214, will eliminate this hustle in eviction proceedings if passed into law. Over 130 […]
Teen News Flash: Spring Arts Festival in Fresh Meadows
St. Francis Preparatory H.S., Fresh Meadows, is hosting a year-end art show on May 9 at 2 p.m. The day will include a gallery presentation featuring painting, sculpture and live music. It will also include a fashion show, dance, drama and animation starting at 4 p.m. in the auditorium. Tickets are $5. Visit www.sfponline.org. […]
Flushing Church More Than Place to Worship
Spanish-language workshops at St. Ann Church in Flushing have touched on home safety, domestic violence, health and elderly care, emergency preparedness, immigration law and more.