As some 50 current and retired NYPD officers gathered at the Passionists’ Thomas Berry Place Retreat House in Jamaica, Queens, on March 23, among them was Bishop Robert Brennan.
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From New York to El Salvador, Prayers for Peace at Mass for St. Romero
At the end of one of the bloodiest weekends in the history of El Salvador, which resulted in mass incarcerations and the suspension of personal freedoms in the Central American nation, Salvadoran Catholics gathered March 27 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York to honor the country’s saint, who defended life and human rights.
Sober St. Patrick’s Day Enters New Decade Promoting Drink-Free Fun
Sober St. Patrick’s Day reached a milestone on March 17.
St. Patrick’s Day Mass, Parade Triumphantly Rebound from Pandemic Hiatus
With a soundtrack of bagpipes and drums, marchers with banners and flags marched down 5th Avenue Thursday in the return of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a long-awaited rebound after a two-year pandemic-induced absence.
Cardinal Dolan Ordains Two New Auxiliary Bishops
Even before they were ordained as the Archdiocese of New York’s newest bishops, Auxiliary Bishops Joseph Espaillat and John Bonnici had already made their mark.
In Death, Officer Mora Gave Life to Others
Police officer Wilbert Mora, the second cop to die in the Harlem shooting that killed Det. Jason Rivera, was generous in death.
Slain NYPD Officer Jason Rivera Receives Final Salute at St. Patrick’s
The heartbreaking words of a grieving widow provided a powerful moment at the St. Patrick’s Cathedral funeral on Friday for slain NYPD Det. Jason Rivera, who was lauded as a wonderful husband, brother, and cop.
Funeral for Slain NYPD Officer Jason Rivera to be Held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Memorial services for slain New York City police officer Jason Rivera will be held later this week at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the NYPD announced Saturday.
Modern-Day New York Guardsmen Honor Civil War ‘Irish Brigade’
On Dec. 13, 1862, a brigade of Union infantrymen, many of them Irish Catholic immigrants who had settled in Brooklyn and Queens, attacked a fortified Confederate position along the high ground south of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The so-called “Irish Brigade” comprised five regiments, three from New York City: the 63rd, 69th, and 88th.
Only In Print: Archdiocese Officially Hands Dorothy Day’s Sainthood Cause to the Vatican
Documents supporting the cause for sainthood for social activist and devout Catholic Dorothy Day are now signed, sealed, and about to be delivered to the Vatican.