Four buses of pilgrims from St. Sebastian Church visited the six Holy Doors for the Jubilee Year of Mercy in Brooklyn and Queens.
Year of Mercy
Ladies of Sacred Heart Journey to Holy Door
More than 500 women from the Cofradías Del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús streamed through the Holy Doors of St. James Cathedral Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, on their way to celebrate the feast of Jesus’ Most Sacred Heart on Friday, June 3.
Religious Open Doors to the Joy of Mercy
This is a memorable year for you to be celebrating your jubilee as the universal Church celebrates the Jubilee Year of Mercy. It is a focused year to think about our vocation to serve in our Church and Diocese; and for all of us in the Church to reflect on what we do with our lives – and most importantly – HOW we do it.
Tablet Wins 11 Press Awards
The Tablet captured three first-place prizes and five second-place awards in the national competition among diocesan newspaper with a circulation of 25,000 or more.
Deacon from Queens Addresses Convocation in Eternal City
Deacon Greg Kandra, a popular blogger who serves at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Forest Hills, addressed thousands of permanent deacons and their wives at a Year of Mercy conference at the Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva in Rome.
Infinite Love and Infinite Mercy
As I am re-reading Cardinal Walter Kasper’s book, “Mercy: The Essence of the Gospel and the Key to Christian Life” (Translated by William Madges. New York: Paulist Press, 2014, pp. 288), I keep finding passages that I wish to quote in order to share Cardinal Kasper’s insights with readers of this column.
Ridgewood Pilgrims Visit Shrine
More than 250 Spanish-speaking pilgrims from St. Matthias parish, Ridgewood, made a Jubilee Year of Mercy pilgrimage to the Basilica of Regina Pacis, Bensonhurst.
Bath Beach Parishioners Visit St. James’ Holy Door
Six busloads of pilgrims from St. Finbar Church, Bath Beach, including four buses of children from the religious education program, arrived May 7 at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, to pay a visit to the Holy Door that commemorates the Jubilee Year of Mercy.
US Teens Grow Faith in Rome
Sharing and celebrating the joy of faith with thousands of Catholic teenagers from around the globe was a rare moment that not many people are able to experience, a U.S. teen said during an April 23 youth rally at Rome’s Olympic Stadium.
American Pilgrim Reaches Holy Door in Quebec City
On Holy Thursday, Ann Sieben was among a few women to get their feet washed at the Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame. While Quebec Auxiliary Bishop Gaetan Proulx dried her foot with a towel, they exchanged a smile, both contemplating the symbol within the symbol.