Catholic New York

A nighttime view of St. Joseph Hill Academy shows a statue of the school’s patron, St. Joseph, gracing the campus.

St. Joseph Hill Academy Celebrates a Century Educating ‘Gems’

Stella O’Brien, a senior who serves as student council president, has called St. Joseph Hill Academy on Staten Island her “home away from home” since she was a 4-year-old … more

By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE | 1/15/20

Pope Francis holds his crosier as he celebrates Mass marking the feast of the Epiphany in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 6.

Faith Is About Worshipping God, Not Oneself, Pope Says on Epiphany

Worshipping the Lord as the Three Kings did involves making a journey “from the greatest form of bondage: slavery to oneself,” Pope Francis said on the feast of the Epiphany. To … more

By CINDY WOODEN | 1/7/20

Father Hecker’s Bicentennial Offers Timeless Prescription for Faith

It was a birthday party for the ages, as the Paulist Fathers celebrated the bicentennial of the birth of their founder, Servant of God Father Isaac Hecker, C.S.P. Father Eric Andrews, C.S.P., … more

By JOHN WOODS | 12/31/19

Will We Have 20/20 Vision in 2020?

Most newborns come into the world topsy-turvy; literally downside-up. Although members of the medical staff are quick to upright all infants' orientation as soon as they're delivered, for … more

By FATHER BOB PAGLIARI, C.Ss.R., Ph.D. | 12/31/19

Reasons for Hope

It seems sometimes that we are surrounded by bad news. There are so many depressing stories at home and abroad that it can appear we are living in dark times. Additionally, each new report that comes … more

By FATHER CHRISTOPHER ARGANO | 12/31/19

Pope: Families Should Put Down Phones and Talk to Each Other

Pope Francis prayed that people all over the world would end 2019 “in peace, peace in their hearts,” and that families would mark New Year’s by “communicating with one … more

By CINDY WOODEN | 12/31/19

Trump Rule Separates Billing For Elective Abortion From Health Coverage

The Trump administration Dec. 20 finalized a rule requiring health insurers to send customers a bill for coverage of an elective abortion that is separate from their premium for health care … more

By JULIE ASHER | 12/31/19

Texas Bishops Offer Prayers For Those Affected by Fatal Church Shooting

Two Texas Catholic bishops offered words of condolence and prayers to the members and families of the victims of a church shooting in which two worshippers were killed. Archbishop Gustavo … more

12/31/19

Bishop Praises Congressional Reauthorization Of Scholarship Program

The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Catholic Education Committee applauded the recent decision by Congress to reauthorize scholarship legislation that includes a federal education voucher for … more

12/31/19

Cardinal Dolan carefully lays a statue of the Infant Jesus into the Nativity manger before blessing the Christmas crèche at the Christmas Midnight Mass he celebrated at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Dec. 25.

Midnight Mass at Christmas Reminds Us Christ’s Birth Dispels Darkness

Cardinal Dolan, celebrating Midnight Mass at Christmas at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Dec. 25, began his homily with a prayer he said he learned as a boy and has whispered ever since. more

By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE | 12/27/19

Cardinal Dolan presents the Book of the Gospels to Auxiliary Bishop Edmund Whalen at the Mass of Ordination of Bishops he celebrated Dec. 10 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

Two Auxiliary Bishops Ordained To Serve the Archdiocese

Cardinal Dolan served as principal ordaining bishop and celebrant at the Mass of Ordination of Bishops for Bishop Gerardo J. Colacicco and Bishop Edmund J. Whalen Dec. 10 at St. Patrick’s … more

By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE | 12/19/19

Stacey Cunningham, president of the New York Stock Exchange, speaks after receiving the Inner-City Scholarship Fund Award from Cardinal Dolan.

Inner-City Scholarship Fund Dinner Raises $1.6 Million

Nearly 400 guests attended the 43rd annual Inner-City Scholarship Fund Awards Dinner at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan Dec. 11, raising $1.6 million to help support the organization’s mission to … more

12/19/19

St. Nicholas Project

Cardinal Dolan, through archdiocesan Catholic Charities’ St. Nicholas Project, joined 300 volunteers shopping for items of necessity for New York’s most vulnerable families Dec. 14 at … more

12/19/19

Seminarians of the Schola Cantorum perform at the annual Advent and Christmas Concert in the chapel of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie Dec. 8. At far right is Dr. Jennifer Donelson, associate professor and director of sacred music at the seminary.

Joyful Voices

Seminarians of the Schola Cantorum perform at the annual Advent and Christmas Concert in the chapel of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie Dec. 8. more

12/19/19

Mother Dolores Hart, O.S.B., raises the certificate for the Pope Leo XIII Award she received from the Leo House, a Catholic guesthouse in Manhattan, at its third annual fund-raising gala named for the pontiff.

Papal Honor

The Leo House, a Catholic guesthouse in Manhattan, had its third annual fund-raising gala named for the pontiff. Others honored at the Dec. 9 dinner at the Yale Club in Manhattan included Mother … more

12/19/19

Joy to the World

A stained-glass window at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church on Staten Island illustrates the tender love and devotion of the Holy Family. more

12/18/19

Some 400 students from Msgr. Farrell High School on Staten Island were present at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Dec. 10 to cheer the ordination of one of their own, Auxiliary Bishop Edmund J. Whalen, a former Msgr. Farrell principal, teacher and student.

Bishop Whalen Thanks ‘Men of Farrell,’ and They Thank Him Right Back

Auxiliary Bishop Edmund Whalen took the final two minutes of his first speech as a bishop to recognize the nearly 400 teenagers dressed in maroon and gold at his ordination Mass at St. … more

By DAN PIETRAFESA | 12/18/19

La procesión de entrada durante la misa anual de Nuestra Señora de la Nube en la Catedral de San Patricio presentaba una estatua de María con el Bebe Jesús.

Patrona de Ecuador

La misa el 15 de diciembre fue celebrado por el obispo Oswaldo Vintimilla del Diócesis de Azogues, Ecuador. more

12/18/19

Cardinal Dolan greets young adults Dec. 3 after celebrating a Mass for them at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

Advent Mass Offers Young Adults ‘Powerful Way’ to Encounter Christ

Matthew Fulton’s first evening as a Manhattan resident was spent with Cardinal Dolan and fellow young adults preparing for the coming of Christ at the Young Adult Mass at St. Patrick’s … more

By DAN PIETRAFESA | 12/18/19

Auxiliary Bishop Edmund Whalen greets childhood friends Hank Graebe, Nancy Graebe and Alice Graebe, as well as Hank and Alice Graebe’s son, Father Brian Graebe, far right, administrator of the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral and the Shrine Church of the Most Precious Blood in lower Manhattan.

Bishop Whalen’s Brothers: He ‘Always Had the Vocation’

After the Mass of Ordination of Bishops Dec. 10 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, CNY caught up with Auxiliary Bishop Edmund Whalen’s two older brothers, Michael and Kevin, who were in a front … more

12/18/19