Catholic New York

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

Archdiocese Plans Covid-19 Training Program Before Schools Reopen

In the weeks before the reopening of archdiocesan schools, officials have developed a program to train administrators, teachers and support staff with the Covid-19 precaution knowledge they will need … more

By ARMANDO MACHADO | 8/13/20

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

Interim Principal, Assistant Principal Named at Maria Regina

Maria Carozza-McCaffrey has been appointed interim principal and Silvia Santo was named assistant principal of Maria Regina High School in Hartsdale, the school announced. “At Maria Regina High … more

8/13/20

Cardinal Dolan greets college students at Rockland Community College’s Student Union building in Suffern Feb. 28.

College Students Discuss Church Issues With Cardinal Dolan

Students representing about 20 colleges listened to a 30-minute talk by Cardinal Dolan before he answered their questions at Rockland Community College’s Student Union building in Suffern Feb. … more

By DAN PIETRAFESA | 3/13/19

New School Leaders for 2020-2021

Central Westchester Sharyn O’Leary Principal St. Anthony School, Yonkers Manhattan Region John-Paul Barnaba Principal Academy of St. Paul and St. … more

8/13/20

#IPRAYED—The kindergarten students in teacher Deborah McVey’s class at Transfiguration School in Tarrytown fold their hands in prayer on Ash Wednesday, March 6.

And the Children Shall Lead Us

Catholic school kids in the archdiocese are practicing the virtue of daily prayer during the 40-day season of Lent that began Ash Wednesday, March 6. They’re seeking to amplify their prayers by … more

By JOHN WOODS | 3/13/19

Campus Notes

Mount St. Mary Professor Says Goodbye After 57 Years Author, poet and educator James Finn Cotter retired from teaching Aug. 7 after 57 years at Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh and was granted … more

8/13/20

Catholic Schools Week in the Archdiocese of New York

The following activities will take place at Catholic elementary schools in the archdiocese during National Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 27-Feb. 2. more

1/18/19

Msgr. Edmund Whalen, vicar for clergy in the archdiocese, talks during the panel discussion at the third annual Student Leadership Conference at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture in Manhattan March 8. Other panelists were Sister Nancy Usselmann, F.S.P., director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Los Angeles; Georgia-Renee Boamah, a junior at Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx; and Obinna Nwako, a junior at Regis High School in Manhattan.

Student Conference Looks at How Media Climate Affects Catholics

Isabella Acierno said she will read and watch news differently after attending the third annual Student Leadership Conference at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture in Manhattan March 8. The … more

By DAN PIETRAFESA | 3/13/19

CYO Basketball Instructional Videos for Players, Coaches

Are you looking to learn or review a particular basketball skill, offense or defense? CYO New York has put together a CYO Basketball Drill Library with 24 videos to assist players and coaches in doing just that. Shootin' School … more

2/21/20

Eight Elementary Schools Redesigned, With Room to Grow

Eight regional Catholic elementary schools in the archdiocese will take on a new shape in the 2020-2021 academic year, the Office of the Superintendent of Schools announced Feb. 24. more

By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE | 2/24/20

2020-2021 Secondary Schools Calendar

AUGUST24 SAT ExamSEPTEMBER7 Labor Day23 SAT School Exam Day26 SAT ExamOCTOBER1 Census Closes3 SAT Exam9 TACHS Deadline for Applying for ExtendedTime12 Columbus Day (Schools Closed)14 PSAT Exam14 SAT … more

8/13/20

Ariana Arias leaves registration through the cheerleader line during High School Registration Day for Catholic high schools in the archdiocese at Cathedral High School in Manhattan March 7. Visiting eighth-graders were registering for the 2019-2020 academic year at Cathedral and received T-shirts and gifts from current students greeting them.

Cathedral Welcome

3/13/19

College of New Rochelle Closing This Year

Citing “financial difficulties,” the College of New Rochelle (CNR)—the first Catholic college for women in New York state—is closing, ceasing operations by the conclusion of the summer … more

3/13/19

HOME SALUTE—Graduating seniors at Catholic high schools in Westchester County and the Bronx didn’t go far for congratulations. Top left: Matt Halas, of Archbishop Stepinac, White Plains, enjoys family support from his mother, Patrice, and father, Wally, and their granddaughter, Allie, 1. Other “banner” graduates were Katelyn Czerniewski, top right, Maria Regina, Hartsdale; Mary Fleming, bottom right, of The Ursuline School, New Rochelle; and Brendan Borowsky of Fordham Prep, the Bronx.

Congratulations Catholic School Graduates of 2020

Graduating seniors at Catholic high schools in Westchester County and the Bronx didn’t go far for congratulations. more

6/3/20

PRESIDENTIAL VISIT—Father John Serio, S.D.B., presents a Salesian High School Class of 2020 lawn sign to senior Elijah Woods. Father Serio, president of Salesian High School, delivered the lawn signs over an 11-day period to the homes of Salesian’s graduating seniors, who have not attended class in the New Rochelle school building since March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Salesian President Recognizes Class of 2020 with Home Visits

Father John Serio, S.D.B., took a good idea a step further. The president of Salesian High School in New Rochelle traveled through Westchester County and the Bronx over an 11-day period to personally … more

By DAN PIETRAFESA | 6/3/20

Director Emilia Lynch speaks with Catholic Literature and Arts Summer Program campers on stage during a July 29 rehearsal for “Ruth: A Musical Witness to Love” in the St. Genesius Gymnasium on the campus of Capuchin Youth & Family Ministries in Garrison.

CLASP Teens Bringing Old Testament Story of Ruth to Stage

Ryan Greco finds the Catholic Literature and Arts Summer Program (CLASP) a good way to enjoy his two passions. The parishioner of St. Denis in Hopewell Junction is one of about two dozen high school … more

By DAN PIETRAFESA | 7/31/19

Michael Deegan Named Superintendent of Schools in the Archdiocese

Cardinal Dolan appointed Michael J. Deegan as superintendent of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York Sept. 17. Deegan, who had served as interim superintendent since April, became … more

By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE | 9/25/19