A cluster of 6-year-old children giggled and gasped as teenage volunteers read them Julia Gran’s “Big Bug Surprise” on a recent afternoon at Casita Maria, a culture and education program in the South Bronx that is affiliated with archdiocesan Catholic Charities. more

For more than 25 years, Student Sponsor Partners has provided financial support and mentoring to help at-risk students in the inner city attend nonpublic high schools, primarily Catholic schools. more

A member of Boy Scout Troop 47 in Yonkers was honored with the rank of Eagle Scout at a ceremony Jan. 8 at St. Paul the Apostle Church, which sponsors the troop. Joseph Mahoney, 18, achieved the … more

Students from Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx will have some extraordinary memories to bring home from their annual European trip. They will be traveling to Rome at almost exactly the same time that Cardinal-designate Dolan will be there for the consistory elevating him to the cardinalate. more

Nineteen boys of high school age who want to learn more about the priesthood gathered for the Cathedral Prep Weekend at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, Jan. 13-15. more

Students from Sacred Heart of Jesus School in Manhattan and SS. Peter and Paul in the Bronx take part in a “Celebration of Mission” Jan. 6 at the Pontifical Mission Societies national offices in Manhattan. more

Student-athletes on the basketball teams at Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle scored big—off the court—as they teamed up to give gifts to children from SAIL at Ferncliff Manor. more

At the 50th Catholic Youth Organization Teenage Federation Conference, attention was paid to its historic past, as well as its bright future. more

Ryan Kienemund has all angles covered. Right now the 12-year-old, eighth-grade student at St. Brigid’s School in Manhattan says his career goal is to be a baseball player, preferably a second baseman for his favorite team, the New York Yankees. Failing that, he’d settle for being a marine biologist. more

Some 2,000 years ago, Jesus walked with his disciples, living among the people—talking with them, eating meals with them, praying with them, sharing the Good News. more