Catholic New York

Joe Kennedy is seen in this undated photo.

Court Seems to Side With Football Coach Over Postgame Prayers

The majority of Supreme Court justices seemed to side with a former high school football coach April 25 who said his postgame prayers on the field—that cost him his job— amounted to private speech and not the public school’s endorsement of religion. more

By CAROL ZIMMERMANN | 4/26/22

Easter baskets are seen near the sanctuary as Bishop Paul P. Chomnycky of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, Conn. celebrates an Easter Divine Liturgy April 24 at St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church in Manhattan’s East Village.

Ukrainian Catholics in New York Celebrate Easter by Praying for War’s End

Ukrainian Catholics in New York celebrated Easter with prayers that Christ’s triumph over death will also signify victory over everything evil happening in their home country. more

By BETH GRIFFIN | 4/26/22

Good or Bad Nations Do Not Exist Since Wickedness Is Everywhere, Pope Says

There is no such thing as a “good” or “bad” nation because wickedness can be found everywhere, Pope Francis said. more

By CAROL GLATZ | 4/26/22

New Scholarships Available at St. John’s University for Catholic School Teachers

Teachers and administrators working full time in a Catholic school in one of three New York metropolitan-area dioceses are eligible for a new scholarship program at St. John’s University. more

4/25/22

Ukrainian refugees in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, walk toward a registration center for internally displaced people April 21 after arriving in a small convoy that crossed through a territory held by Russian forces.

Bishops Back Administration’s ‘Uniting for Ukraine’ Refugee Initiative

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. more

4/25/22

People walk past a residential building heavily damaged in Mariupol, Ukraine, April 21.

Ukrainian Churches Call for Supervised Evacuation of Mariupol

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. more

4/22/22

Vicki Thorn, founder of the post-abortion healing ministry Project Rachel, is seen in this undated photo.

Vicki Thorn, Founded Post-Abortion Healing Ministry Project Rachel

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.” more

4/22/22

A priest prays during a funeral for Yuri Kushnir, who died when a Russian rocket hit a tire fitting shop, in Novoyavorivsk, Ukraine, April 20.

Pope, Vatican Back U.N. Appeal for Easter Truce in Ukraine

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. more

By CAROL GLATZ | 4/22/22

Texas Bishops Call Execution of Death-Row Inmate an ‘Act of Vengeance’

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. more

By CAROL ZIMMERMANN | 4/22/22

Pope Says No Trip to Kyiv, Meeting With Russian Patriarch Canceled

The Vatican will never stop its diplomatic efforts to mediate an end to the war against Ukraine, Pope Francis said. more

By CAROL GLATZ | 4/22/22

Faithful Join Moving Holy Week, Triduum Celebrations

As coronavirus restrictions continue to lift, multitudes of faithful joined celebrations in parish churches across the archdiocese throughout Holy Week and the Paschal Triduum, portrayed here through … more

4/20/22

Synod Online Listening Session Set for May 4

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. more

4/14/22

A little girl prays before an image of Blessed Carlo Acutis, top, during an evening gathering April 7 featuring Holy Hour, Mass and veneration at St. Rita of Cascia Church in the Bronx.

Blessed Carlo Acutis’ Love for the Eucharist Stressed at Bronx Mass, Faithful Venerate His Relic

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. more

By ARMANDO MACHADO | 4/8/22

Cardinal Dolan and Auxiliary Bishop Edmund Whalen recite the Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary March 25 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The Ukrainian Cross of Gratitude, which has been on a pilgrimage stop since the first week of March, is pictured next to the Ukrainian flag.

Russia, Ukraine Consecrated to Immaculate Heart of Mary

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. more

By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE | 4/5/22

Lenten Dentures

This is a true story. Michael had a younger brother named Roy, who was a medical doctor. On the day of Roy’s 40th birthday, his wife, Rachel, called Michael with an urgent plea. This is a … more

By FATHER BOB PAGLIARI, C.Ss.R., Ph.D. | 3/29/22

Cardinal Dolan listens intently as Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia addresses the media at St. Patrick's Cathedral March 24 about the war in Ukraine and efforts by the U.S. Church to assist refugees and other displaced persons in Ukraine. The day marked one month since the war began when Russia invaded Ukraine Feb. 24.

Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Calls War in Ukraine ‘Transformational Moment’ for World

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.” more

By JOHN WOODS | 3/25/22

Father Brian Terry, S.A., delivers the homily at a Mass concluding the five-day Atonement Franciscan Assembly for the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement at Graymoor March 11.

Bishop Colacicco Offers Graymoor Mass at Atonement Assembly

Auxiliary Bishop Gerardo J. Colacicco celebrated Mass March 11 to conclude the five-day Atonement Franciscan Assembly at Graymoor in Garrison. The assembly, featuring discussions and guest … more

By DAN PIETRAFESA | 3/23/22

a group of visitors participate in a team-building exercise with seminarian Brandon Guizar at St. Joseph’s Day for Vocations held on the Feast of St. Joseph, March 19, at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie. It was one of four workshops led by seminarians.

Students Learn About Seminary Life at St. Joseph’s Day for Vocations

More than 200 middle school and high school students participated in St. Joseph’s Day for Vocations on the Feast of St. Joseph at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie March 19. more

By DAN PIETRAFESA | 3/22/22

HOLY HOUR—Then-Father Joseph A. Espaillat reverently holds a monstrance during Holy Hour last May at the 2021 New York Catholic Youth Day at St. Anthony of Padua Church in the Bronx, where he is pastor. He spoke to the youths about the importance of seeing the Light of Christ.

God Uses New Bishop as ‘Instrument to Reach the Young’

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. … more

By ARMANDO MACHADO | 3/14/22

Then-Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan greets his proud mother, Shirley Dolan, at the beginning of his Installation Mass as Archbishop of New York April 15, 2009 at St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Shirley Jean Radcliffe Dolan, 93, ‘Dear Mom’ of Cardinal Dolan

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. more

3/13/22