Young Adults From New York Seek to Share Their Faith at World Youth Day in Panama

More than 50 pilgrims from the Archdiocese of New York will attend World Youth Day Panama 2019 this month. They will join a multitude of faithful from New York, the United States and countries around …

Catholic Schools Week - Open Houses

During Catholic Schools Week, Touring Tuesday Open Houses (listed by county) will be held at the following schools on Jan. 29, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Other school open house dates are also …

A Role for Robots in STEM Curriculum at Elementary Schools

Joseph Sanese-Cavone shared the enthusiasm of his kindergarten classmates when Dash took the floor at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Elmsford. “Dash is so much fun, I can’t stop playing …

Family Connections Offer Lesson at Century-Old Staten Island School

Vincent Sadowski, principal at St. Patrick’s School on Staten Island, leads a school community where many of today’s students are following in the footsteps of their parents and …

Dominicans Celebrate Their Spiritual Mother at Cathedral Mass

With jubilance, reverence and faith, more than 1,200 Latino faithful, most originally from the Dominican Republic, celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Altagracia, the protectress of the small …

Cristo de Esquipulas

El Cristo de Esquipulas es una imagen de Jesús crucificado, venerado por millones de fieles centroamericanos. La imagen original se encuentra en la Basílica de Esquipulas en Guatemala.

Cardinal Dolan

“"Is it not legitimate to ask why the protection of the civil rights of the pre-born baby is not part of the dominant progressive agenda?"”

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‘Sacred Shelter’ Offers Stories of Hope From Formerly Homeless

Feast of the Holy Innocents

Speaker Tells Young People in Yonkers to ‘Live for More’

Golden Jubilee

Feast of St. Lucy

Dr. Timothy McNiff to Retire as Superintendent of Schools in April

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‘To Be a Hayesman, That’s a Standard’

By JOHN WOODS

Every so often, Father Joseph Tierney will be in his office at Cardinal Hayes High School and look outside to see a mother passing by with her young son about age 10. Invariably, he said, the mother …

Seek Out the Light

By MARY DeTURRIS POUST

One of my favorite things about this season of seemingly ever-present physical darkness is the occasional pocket or flash of light. Not just the leftover twinkling Christmas decorations, although …

To Be a Genuine Progressive, Protect the Baby in the Womb

By CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN

We New Yorkers pride ourselves on being “progressive.” A former governor, Theodore Roosevelt, often observed that government “needed always to advance whatever promoted human …

La Política al Servicio de la Paz

Por PADRE LORENZO ATO

El papa Francisco, en su mensaje para la celebración de la 52 Jornada Mundial de la paz, del 1 de enero de 2019, como en otras tantas ocasiones, ha vuelto a incidir en la necesidad de trabajar por …

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A Statement from the Catholic Bishops of New York State

The bishops of New York State issued a statement Jan. 17 regarding the state’s proposed Reproductive Health Act, which is expected to be signed into law Tuesday, Jan. 22, the 46th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that legalized abortion across the nation.

Local Prayer Vigil for Life Set for Jan. 22 at Cathedral

A Prayer Vigil for Life with the Sisters of Life and the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal will be offered at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Tuesday, Jan. 22. The gathering marks the 46th anniversary …

Abortion Expansion Legislation Could Become Law on Roe v. Wade Anniversary

By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE

The Reproductive Health Act—which is poised to be signed into law Jan. 22, the 46th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that legalized abortion across the nation—“is …

Bronze Papal Busts Behold Cathedral Vestibules

By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE

Crafted busts of the four popes who have visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral now grace the cathedral’s north and south entrances along Fifth Avenue. The busts of St. Pope Paul VI and St. Pope John …

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Maryknoll Missioners Sent Out to ‘Create More Just, Compassionate World’

Twelve Maryknoll lay missioners and one Maryknoll sister recently celebrated the beginning of their overseas mission journeys in a sending ceremony held at the Annunciation Chapel of the Maryknoll Sisters in Ossining.

Abuse Report’s Claim of Cover-up, Mishandling of Cases Called ‘Misleading’

By JULIE ASHER

The conclusion reached by a Pennsylvania grand jury that six of the state’s Catholic dioceses acted “in virtual lockstep” to cover up abuse allegations and dismiss alleged victims over a …

Lord’s Prayer Is Reaching Out for Father’s Loving Embrace, Pope Says

By CAROL GLATZ

To pray well, people need to have the heart of a child —a child who feels safe and loved in a father’s tender embrace, Pope Francis said.

Catholics Must Continue Seeking Pardon for Anti-Judaism, Pope Says

By CINDY WOODEN

A few decades of respectful Catholic-Jewish dialogue pale in comparison to “19 centuries of Christian anti-Judaism,” Pope Francis said, so Catholics must continue to ask forgiveness and forge new bonds of respect and friendship with the Jewish community.

Archbishop Calls ‘9 Days for Life’ a ‘Powerful Prayer Initiative’

The novena “9 Days for Life” is a “powerful prayer initiative” for the end to abortion and for “the respect of all human life,” said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities.

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Sunday, January 20

A Life Chain is held at Kohls Plaza in Port Chester

Saturday, February 16

Charismatic Events

Sunday, January 5

Language Masses

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Schools Coverage

A Role for Robots in STEM Curriculum at Elementary Schools

By DAN PIETRAFESA

Joseph Sanese-Cavone shared the enthusiasm of his kindergarten classmates when Dash took the floor at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Elmsford. “Dash is so much fun, I can’t stop playing …

Family Connections Offer Lesson at Century-Old Staten Island School

By ARMANDO MACHADO