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CNY Update June 30, 2009

Pope Benedict XVI greets Archbishop Dolan after presenting the pallium to him during Mass in St. Peter's Basilica
at the Vatican June 29.
CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano

Bishops Must Be Loving Shepherds, Pope tells Archbishops

Bishops are called to watch over their faithful not like “a prison guard,” but with the same love and concern with which God watches over the world, Pope Benedict XVI said.

“To watch from God’s perspective is to watch with that love that wants to serve the other, to help the other truly become him- or herself,” the pope said June 29 during his homily on the feast of SS. Peter and Paul.

During the Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, 34 archbishops from 20 countries—including New York’s Archbishop Dolan—knelt before Pope Benedict and received a pallium, a woolen band worn around their shoulders as a sign of their authority and their responsibility as shepherds...



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NEWS UPDATE:
Closing Pauline Year, Pope Reveals Results of Tests on Apostle's Tomb

Closing the year of St. Paul, Pope Benedict XVI announced that tests done on the presumed tomb of the Apostle revealed the presence of bone fragments from a human who lived between the first and second century...

Bishops Approve Mass for Life at Their Spring Meeting
Nearly 20 years after Cardinal O'Connor suggested it, the U.S. bishops approved a Mass...

'Committed to the Future'
Archbishop Dolan will seek basilica status for St. Patrick's Old Cathedral

Welcoming the Stranger
St. Patrick's Old Cathedral celebrates 200 years of caring for newcomers

New York Pilgrims to See Archbishop Receive Pallium
When Pope Benedict XVI confers the pallium on Archbishop Dolan in St. Peter's Square...

'God's Children'
Larchmont parish's 'Celebrate Adoption' day met with positive response

Croton Falls Students Produce Film About Modern-day St. Paul
Lights! Camera! Action! All the elements that one would expect in a Hollywood movie...

Repaired After Fire, Carmel School to Receive Archbishop's Blessing
After being seriously damaged by an electrical fire last month, St. James School in Carmel has good reason to celebrate.

New York-born Dominican Theologian Named to Vatican Post
Pope Benedict XVI has named U.S. Dominican Father J. Augustine DiNoia an archbishop...




Editorial

A Year For Priests

Priests don't have an easy job.

Hopewell Junction Students Make Their Mark in Handwriting Contest
E-mail, instant messaging and cell phone texts have become hallmarks of communication, but three students at...

Alumna's Play for Liberty Makes Garden Seem Even Closer for St. Michael's
CaSt. Michael Academy sits on a nondescript block of West 33rd Street between Ninth and 10th Avenues in Manhattan.

New Deacons Told They Are Called to Take Up the 'Hard Jobs'
Archbishop Dolan didn't sugarcoat the job the six men he was about to ordain were taking on.

Assembly Support Uncertain On Amended Sex Abuse Bill
Support in the state Assembly appeared to be eroding this week on an amended bill to suspend the civil statute of limitations...

Rockland County Feis Set July 19
The 36th annual Rockland County Feis and Field Games will be held on...

Festa Junina Due In Mount Vernon
Our Lady of Victory parish, Mount Vernon, will celebrate Festa Junina, a traditional Brazilian...

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feasts To Be Held in Manhattan, Bronx
Parishes dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Manhattan and the Bronx will celebrate her...

Project YESS Spruces Up Schools
St. Stephen of Hungary School in Manhattan had a somewhat dreary aura when Adele Kosinski came on board as principal...



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