There is no such thing as a “good” or “bad” nation because wickedness can be found everywhere, Pope Francis said.
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By CAROL GLATZ
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4/26/22
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The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the chairman of its Committee on Migration have voiced their support for the Biden administration’s “Uniting for Ukraine” initiative to welcome Ukrainian refugees coming to the United States.
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4/25/22
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The Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations called on every Russian religious figure, regardless of confessional affiliation, to make public and private requests to Russian authorities to organize the evacuation of civilians and wounded defenders of Mariupol.
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4/22/22
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Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki said the life and work of Project Rachel founder Vicki Thorn, who died unexpectedly April 20, stand “as a living testimony to an unwavering and unconditional defense of life at all stages, and to the mercy of God’s love.”
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4/22/22
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Pope Francis and the Vatican are urging world leaders to listen to the people’s cry for peace, and they have backed an appeal by the head of the United Nations for an Easter truce in Ukraine.
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By CAROL GLATZ
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4/22/22
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On April 21, Texas executed a 78-year-old inmate, Carl Buntion, by lethal injection shortly after the governor of Tennessee temporarily blocked the execution of a 72-year-old prisoner, Oscar Smith, citing issues with preparations of the lethal drugs to be used.
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By CAROL ZIMMERMANN
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4/22/22
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The Vatican will never stop its diplomatic efforts to mediate an end to the war against Ukraine, Pope Francis said.
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By CAROL GLATZ
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4/22/22
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During Lent, more than 2,000 people representing the 12 deaneries of the archdiocese gathered in person with fellow parishioners to pray and provide Synodal input at the Synod listening sessions. There was one in-person session per deanery.
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4/14/22
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At St. Rita of Cascia Church in the Bronx, Cardinal Dolan celebrated a Mass featuring a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis that will be part of the National Eucharistic Revival in the United States.
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By ARMANDO MACHADO
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4/8/22
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Cardinal Dolan led the faithful of the archdiocese in joining the Universal Church’s consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, March 25, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
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By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE
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4/5/22
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The day before Pope Francis and the world’s Catholic bishops offer a prayer of consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, a leading Ukrainian Catholic archbishop in the United States called the war in Ukraine “a transformational moment for the world.”
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By JOHN WOODS
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3/25/22
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Whether through mainstream Youth Ministry gatherings or unconventional street-smart get-togethers, many people in the Archdiocese of New York understand newly ordained Auxiliary Bishop Joseph A. …
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By ARMANDO MACHADO
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3/14/22
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Shirley Jean Radcliffe Dolan, the mother of Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan and the matriarch of the Dolan family, “went home to the Lord” March 12, Cardinal Dolan said. Mrs. Dolan was 93.
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3/13/22
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Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Gerald Walsh arrived at a reception for New York’s new auxiliary bishops, Bishop John Bonnici and Bishop Joseph Espaillat, with the same content expression he exhibited …
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BY CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE AND ARMANDO MACHADO
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3/10/22
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Following is a listing of the auxiliary bishops of the Archdiocese of New York along with their episcopal responsibilities:
Bishop John Bonnici
Pastor of SS. John and Paul, Pastor of St. …
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3/10/22
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Synod listening sessions have been set in the 12 deaneries of the archdiocese during Lent.
All of the deaneries had set their dates as of Tuesday, March 8, and 10 had also announced their …
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3/10/22
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Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Espaillat has evangelized people with Jesus and the Gospel at archdiocesan parish missions during his time as a leader of the archdiocesan Catholic Charismatic …
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By DAN PIETRAFESA
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3/10/22
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Deacon Peter Reynolds knew this day would come and was thrilled to be part of it at the ordination Mass for Auxiliary Bishop John Bonnici at St. Patrick’s Cathedral March 1.
“I told him over …
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By DAN PIETRAFESA
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3/10/22
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Moral theology, Auxiliary Bishop John Bonnici believes, “is a wonderful discipline and study; it really touches people at very personal moments in their lives—from the moment of conception until …
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By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE
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3/10/22
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The 65th Yonkers St. Patrick’s Day Parade is scheduled for Saturday, March 19, at 1 p.m., on McLean Avenue in Yonkers. The parade will follow an 11 a.m. Mass in the St. Barnabas High School …
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3/10/22
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