Catholic New York

SANTA EUCARISTIA—El padre Orlando Rodríguez, Jr., Sch. P., quien fue ordenado recientemente en Puerto Rico como padre Escolapio, consagra la eucaristía durante una misa el 13 de septiembre en la parroquia de la Anunciación en West Harlem, donde el padre llegó el 4 de septiembre para comenzar con su tarea de párroco.

Padre Escolapio Recién Ordenado para Servir como Párroco en Manhattan

El padre Orlando Rodríguez Jr., Sch.P., sacerdote de la Orden de las Escuelas Pías (o Padres Escolapios), fue ordenado el 29 de agosto en la Iglesia del Santísimo Salvador en San … more

Por ARMANDO MACHADO | 9/23/20

Twin beams of light shine skyward Sept. 11 on the 19th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. The photo was taken from Richmond Terrace on Staten Island.

In Focus

Auxiliary Bishop John O’Hara, episcopal vicar for Southern Manhattan and Staten Island, was principal celebrant at the 19th annual Eve of Solemn Remembrance Mass at Our Lady of Pity Church on … more

9/23/20

ROSARY FOR LIFE—Pro-life supporters gather on the steps of St. Matthew’s Church in Hastings-on-Hudson with signs in prayerful support of life on Respect Life Sunday last October. This year, Respect Life Sunday is Oct. 4, and many parish churches in the archdiocese are hosting Life Chains and participating in Rosary Coast to Coast that day and throughout Respect Life Month.

Prayerful Support for Life Across the Archdiocese

Respect Life Sunday on Oct. 4 kicks off Respect Life Month, a time to pray for the protection of all human life. You can join one of the Life Chains, a peaceful and prayerful public witness for an … more

9/23/20

ON THE MOVE—Cardinal Hayes senior Jalen Smith carries the football during his team’s 25-7 Catholic High School Football League AAA championship victory over Archbishop Stepinac at Mitchel Field in Uniondale last November.

CHSAA, CYO Set Schedules for 2020-2021 Play

The high school football, volleyball and cheerleading seasons will be pushed back to March and April, said the New York State Catholic High School Athletic Association after its meeting Sept. … more

By DAN PIETRAFESA | 9/23/20

Mass for Labor Reaches Union Members Via Livestream

This year’s archdiocesan Mass for Labor was offered Sept. 12 from the Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary on East 33rd Street in Manhattan with just a few faithful in the pews during … more

By ARMANDO MACHADO | 9/23/20

CHURCH RESPONSE—Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, right, visits with Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, Maronite patriarch of Antioch, and other religious leaders in Bkerke, Lebanon, Sept. 4, one month after the explosion in Beirut.

Cardinal Rai Asks for Help to Restore Lebanon

Lebanese Cardinal Béchara Boutros Rai asked everyone watching a Sept. 10 webinar “not to forget Lebanon.” The Middle East nation has faced political and economic … more

By DAN PIETRAFESA | 9/23/20

Amor Por Nuestra Madre

El padre Alexis Bastidas fue celebrante principal y homilista el 13 de septiembre durante la misa anual de Nuestra Señora de Coromoto, patrona de Venezuela, en la Catedral de San Patricio. El … more

9/23/20

ENDURING STORY—Dev Patel stars in a scene from “The Personal History of David Copperfield.”

Sunny ‘David Copperfield’ Still Has Plenty to Say

Of the numerous film adaptations of Charles Dickens’ autobiographical 1850 novel, “The Personal History of David Copperfield” (Fox Searchlight) may rank as the happiest. As … more

By KURT JENSEN | 9/23/20

New Home For Students

St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill unveiled its new Fitzpatrick Village 500 residence hall with a ribbon-cutting held just before school reopened Sept. 8. Fitzpatrick Village is named after … more

9/23/20

Archdiocese Sending $15,000 To Assist U.S. Disaster Recovery

The archdiocese is sending $15,000 to assist in the recovery from the devastating impact of Hurricane Laura and the California wildfires and to support the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ … more

9/23/20

Final Vows in Middletown

The Carmelite community, family and friends gathered at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Middletown Aug. 29 for the solemn profession of vows of four Carmelites. more

9/23/20

Priest Assignments

ADMINISTRATOR Father Michael Palazzo Holy Cross-Our Lady of the Scapular, Middletown Temporary Administrator, effective Sept. 8 Father John Bonnici St. Mary, … more

9/23/20

Allegation Dismissed Against Msgr. Francis Boyle

The Holy See has confirmed Cardinal Dolan’s recommendation to dismiss an allegation of the sexual abuse of a minor that had been brought against Msgr. Francis Boyle, a priest of the … more

9/23/20

Cathedral Mass for Cardinal Cooke Oct. 6

Auxiliary Bishop Gerardo J. Colacicco will serve as principal celebrant and homilist at a Mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral to mark the 37th anniversary of Cardinal Terence Cooke’s death on … more

9/23/20

Auxiliary Bishop Edmund Whalen, above, presides at a prayer service after a Spanish evening Mass he celebrated Aug. 27 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard in Manhattan. The prayer service included an Act of Reparation with the Blessed Sacrament and the church’s regular-sized monstrance for the theft of the Blessed Sacrament and the small, gold monstrance that contained it. Both were reportedly stolen five days earlier from the church’s adoration room.

Mass, Service Comfort Faithful at Manhattan Parish After Theft of Blessed Sacrament, Monstrance

In response to the recent theft of the Blessed Sacrament and the small, gold monstrance that contained it at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard in Manhattan, a regularly scheduled … more

By ARMANDO MACHADO | 9/9/20

MASS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT—Auxiliary Bishop James Massa, the new rector of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie, distributes the Eucharist to seminarians during the Mass of the Holy Spirit in the seminary chapel Sept. 3. The annual Mass marks the start of the academic year for students, faculty and staff at the seminary.

Students, Staff Glad to Return to Seminary for Academic Year

Auxiliary Bishop James Massa welcomed seminarians, faculty and staff for the 2020-2021 academic year as he celebrated the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie … more

By DAN PIETRAFESA | 9/9/20

Isabella Sheikowitz chips to the second hole during the Dr. Theodore A. Atlas CYO Junior Golf Tournament at Silver Lake Golf Course on Staten Island Sept. 3. Watching her was Abby Garcia, who was the overall girls winner at the tournament.

Young Golfers Compete at Delayed CYO Golf Tournament

Staten Island CYO kicked off the 2020-2021 season Sept. 3 with its annual Dr. Theodore Atlas CYO Junior Golf Tournament that normally takes place at the conclusion of the school year. James … more

By DAN PIETRAFESA | 9/9/20

A woman with a young child smiles behind her mask as she fills her cart at the event where 1,000 bags of food and produce and 1,000 gallons of milk were distributed.

Food Distribution in the Bronx

Archdiocesan Catholic Charities hosted a Pop-Up Food Distribution gathering Aug. 28 at a makeshift center on Exterior Street near the Bronx Terminal Market. The distribution was done in collaboration … more

9/9/20

Maronite Father Dominique Hanna, rector of Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral in Brooklyn, speaks during an ecumenical prayer service Aug. 25 at the cathedral. Clerics from various faith traditions, including Cardinal Dolan at right center in sanctuary, gathered at the cathedral to offer prayers for Lebanon in the aftermath of a massive Aug. 4 explosion in the port of Beirut.

Ecumenical Clergy Gather in New York to Pray for Lebanon

More than 35 clerics representing the Catholic, Orthodox and Islamic faith traditions of Lebanon met in Brooklyn to pray for victims of a deadly explosion in Beirut and for an end to the decades of … more

By BETH GRIFFIN | 9/9/20

ATTENTIVE—Father Jeffry Dillon, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, addresses attendees of the inaugural gathering of Goretti Group New York at Most Holy Redeemer Church in Manhattan’s East Village Sept. 4. Father Dillon was the featured speaker of the evening’s talk, which included a question-and-answer session, and served as the principal celebrant and homilist of a Mass.

Goretti Group Establishes Chapter at Church in East Village

A contingent of young adult Catholics gathered for Mass and to share communion and camaraderie among one another Friday evening of Labor Day weekend at Most Holy Redeemer Church in Manhattan’s … more

By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE | 9/9/20