Catholic New York

Massive Sri Lanka Easter Bombings Traced to Little-Known Group

The Sri Lankan government blamed little-known Islamic group National Thowheeth Jama’ath for the Easter suicide bombings that targeted three churches and three luxury hotels across the country. more

By MICHAEL SAINSBURY | 4/22/19

Be Servants to One Another, Pope Tells Prisoners Before Washing Feet

Jesus’ gesture of washing His disciples’ feet, an act once reserved to servants and slaves, is one that all Christians, especially bishops, must imitate, Pope Francis told hundreds of inmates and prison employees on Holy Thursday. more

By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES | 4/18/19

Father Jean-Marc Fournier, chaplain of the Paris Fire Brigade, smiles as he talks with French journalists at a Paris fire station on April 17. The priest led the effort to save religious artifacts from Notre Dame Cathedral during the April 15 fire.

Fire Chaplain Helped Save Religious Artifacts from Burning Cathedral

A hero emerging from the Notre Dame Cathedral fire April 15 is Father Jean-Marc Fournier, chaplain of the Paris Fire Brigade, who is credited with saving a reliquary containing the crown of thorns and the Blessed Sacrament from the burning cathedral. more

4/17/19

Pope Francis greets a child as he arrives for his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 17.

God’s Glory Is Shown on the Cross, Pope Says at Audience

The glory of God is not manifested with fanfare and applause but displayed through the love of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, Pope Francis said. more

By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES | 4/17/19

French Leaders Pledge Notre Dame Cathedral Again Will Grace Paris Skyline

Church leaders joined government officials in saying they expect that Notre Dame Cathedral’s grandeur will be restored as firefighters extinguished the last flames of a fast-moving blaze that seriously damaged much of the iconic structure. more

4/16/19

Flames and smoke billow from the Notre Dame Cathedral after a fire broke out in Paris April 15.

Blaze Erupts at Paris’ Iconic Notre Dame Cathedral; Cause Unknown

A major blaze engulfed the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral April 15, sending pillars of flame and billowing smoke over the center of the French capital. more

4/15/19

Statement from Cardinal Dolan on the Fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris

“I just went next door to our own beloved Cathedral, Saint Patrick’s, to ask the intercession of Notre Dame, our Lady, for the Cathedral at the heart of Paris, and of civilization, now in flames! God preserve this splendid house of prayer, and protect those battling the blaze.” more

4/15/19

Pope Urges Students to Fight Their Addiction to Phones

Pope Francis told high school students to break their phone addiction and spend more time on real communication with others and in moments of quiet, personal reflection. more

By CAROL GLATZ | 4/15/19

Assisted Suicide Now Law in N.J.; Cardinal Tobin Calls It ‘Morally Unacceptable’

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark called New Jersey’s new law allowing assisted suicide regrettable, saying “whatever its motives and means,” it is “morally unacceptable.” more

4/15/19

Organ Donation Fosters Culture of Life, Pope Says

When done ethically and free of charge, organ donation is a selfless gesture that contributes to fostering a culture of life, Pope Francis said. more

By JUNNO AROCHO ESTEVES | 4/15/19

Embrace the Cross, Trust God Will Triumph, Pope Says on Palm Sunday

Acclaimed by the crowds and knowing He was the Messiah they sought, Jesus still chose the path of humility and self-emptying, focused only on doing God’s will, Pope Francis said on Palm Sunday. more

By CINDY WOODEN | 4/15/19

Blaze Erupts at Paris’ Iconic Notre Dame Cathedral; Cause Unknown

A major blaze engulfed the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral April 15, sending pillars of flame and billowing smoke over the center of the French capital. more

4/15/19

Pope: In a Divided World, Christians Must Treat All as Brothers, Sisters

Treating all other people as brothers and sisters “is not fashionable now,” Pope Francis said, but it is a clear “calling card” of a Christian. more

4/12/19

Ohio Governor Signs Fetal Heartbeat Law, Setting Stage for Legal Challenges

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill that would make it illegal to carry out an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. more

4/11/19

Actors Sam Lilja, Karl Kenzler and John Glover in a scene from “All Our Children” during a preview performance in the Black Box theater at the Sheen Center in lower Manhattan. The show, which opens Sunday, April 14, had its initial run in London’s West End.

‘All Our Children’ Play at Sheen Center Explores Rights of Vulnerable

"You worry me, Doctor Franz,” says a young SS officer at a Nazi-era clinic for special needs children in Stephen Unwin’s play “All Our Children.” “This is a sacred task, and we need … more

BY GARAN SANTICOLA | 4/10/19

The faithful clap joyfully from the pews.

Harlem Lenten Revival

A spirited revival took place on March 31, the first of a three-day mission at the Central Harlem Deanery Revival at St. Charles Borromeo Church, Manhattan more

4/10/19

Teen Fusion youth group members Anna Marcotte, Rachel Gifford, Kevin McCrudden and Edward Marici greet Cardinal Dolan.

In Red Hook

Cardinal Dolan made a pastoral visit to St. Christopher and St. Sylvia parish in Red Hook, where he was the principal celebrant of the vigil Mass April 6. Due to the large congregation, the Mass was … more

4/10/19

Denar Ralph, an eighth-grade student at Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx, has written two advice books on achieving success. In one of the books, he quotes Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

Mount St. Michael Eighth-Grader on the Rise With Second Book

Denar Ralph, 14, wrote and self-published a book in 2017 about the art of succeeding. He also wrote and self-published a book in 2018 about the same subject. The eighth-grade student at Mount St. … more

By ARMANDO MACHADO | 4/10/19

Kaitlyn Bernhardt, with her parents, Jennifer and Robert Bernhardt.

Kaitlyn’s Faith Continues to Inspire

This is a resurrection story. It is about Kaitlyn Bernhardt, a teenage girl from Brooklyn, who became sick with a severe form of bone cancer, just before she was about to enter Bishop Kearney High … more

4/10/19

Way of the Cross Over The Brooklyn Bridge

The 24th Way of the Cross over the Brooklyn Bridge will be held Good Friday, April 19. The journey will begin at St. James Cathedral-Basilica in Downtown Brooklyn at 10 a.m. It will continue … more

4/10/19