Deacon Callistus Ibeh’s journey toward the priesthood wasn’t as easy as riding a bike, but the avid cyclist said he didn’t encounter too many bumps along the way.
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St. John’s Offers Honorary Degrees to Local Sister, Priest for Work With Immigrants
St. John’s University conferred honorary degrees to Msgr. James J. Kelly, pastor emeritus at St. Brigid Church in Bushwick, and Sister Margaret Mary O’Doherty, a former New York City Catholic school teacher now serving at a convent with the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill.
Former MLB Pitcher Turned Port Authority Cop Killed En Route to 9/11 Memorial Ceremony
Officials and the MLB confirmed in online posts that he was killed in a wrong-way crash on the New Jersey Turnpike near Jersey City Sunday while heading to Manhattan’s 9/11 ceremony.
Only in Print: Their Moment to Shine: Students Use Ingenuity, Science to Sanitize PPE
When personal protective equipment (PPE) was hard to find early in the pandemic, St. John’s University Associate Professor Charles Fortmann saw the challenge and put on his thinking cap.
Only in Print: Art’s Role In Healing A Wounded Nation After George Floyd’s Death
The killing of George Floyd will lead to an artistic explosion as Americans pick up paintbrushes, compose songs, write poems and seek out other creative ways to express their deeply-felt emotions about the killing of a handcuffed African-American man by a white police officer, artists and scholars are predicting.
St. John’s University Donates Gloves, Masks to Hospital in Need
It was a scene of hope and humanity as dozens of boxes of medical equipment from St. John’s University were packed up and driven over to New York-Presbyterian Queens hospital.