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The faithful gathered for the Easter Vigil April 3 at Our Lady of Pity Church on Staten Island.
Pope Francis this week accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop John J. O’Hara, who has served as vicar for pastoral planning and vicar for Staten Island. The bishop had submitted his …
A year into the coronavirus pandemic, Easter hope soars. Last Easter, as Cardinal Dolan viewed the vast empty pews during the 10 a.m. Mass he offered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, he thought, …
Cardinal Dolan blessed a new archdiocesan affordable housing site in the Bronx on Holy Thursday, April 1. The Second Farms building, which has 319 units, is located at 1932 Bryant Ave. The …
Many of the celebrations and rituals of Holy Week and the Sacred Triduum are captured by Catholic New York photographers, in stark contrast to last year, when Covid-19 limited the participation …
En una misa en español en honor a San Oscar Romero, el mártir fue elogiado por su dedicado liderazgo y tremenda valentía, su habilidad natural para empatizar con otros y ser la …
The Easter liturgies—with the fire, sharing of light from the paschal candle, the renewal of baptismal promises and the proclamation that Jesus has risen—assure people that it is never …
It was a joy for many to be together in church for Holy Week and Easter this year. Considering that the best we could do was watch on television last year, we no longer take gathering together for …
One of the most beautiful aspects of the Easter season is the celebration of the sacraments of initiation. It is a highlight of the Easter Vigil welcoming new believers at the font for Baptism or …
One of the great joys—and occasional challenges—of being a writer is getting letters from readers via email, social media and even snail mail. Those messages often lift my spirits and …
There are echoes of Romeo and Juliet, but the ending is happier. This story of forbidden love took place long ago on a Mediterranean island—1870s Sicily, to be exact. Elizabeth Lagudice was a …
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As the names Ambrose, Augustine, Athanasius and John Chrysostom suggest, the middle centuries of the first millennium, the era of the Church Fathers, were the golden age of the Catholic episcopate. …
En el Centro Comunitario de Don Bosco en Port Chester, los adolescentes de familias de bajos ingresos reciben una guía vital a través del programa de becas Don Bosco Scholars para …
Mientras se leían los nombres de sus seres queridos perdidos por el Covid-19 en el altar de la iglesia de San Juan-Visitación, un gong mudo sonaba y docenas de personas subían por …
En San José, “vemos nuestra historia”, dijo el arzobispo de Los Ángeles, José H. Gómez, el 19 de marzo, la fiesta del esposo de María y el padre adoptivo de Jesús. Como …
El mensaje clave en la misa del Día Mundial del Matrimonio en español fue que las parejas recordaran la importancia de mantener el sagrado matrimonio centrado en nuestro Salvador, …
En un gesto que honra la Eucaristía y a los fieles, el cardenal Dolan y benefactores de la arquidiócesis han dado una máquina para hacer hostias a una congregación de monjas en …
John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School in Somers became the first varsity football program in the archdiocese to compete in a 2021 game when it defeated St. Dominic High School of …