Parishes grapple with celebrating Christmas during the COVID season
NEW YORK — Father Thomas Doyle of Good Shepherd Church in Brooklyn wants parishioners to get an authentic Christmas Mass. He still remembers losing Easter to COVID-19, and throwing away rotten palms...
View ArticleDiocese of immigrants hosts sculpture depicting movement of migrants
BROOKLYN, New York — The diocese of immigrants is temporarily the home of a sculpture depicting the movement of migrants. “Angels Unawares,” a replica of the artwork that sits in St. Peter’s Square at...
View ArticleGunman shot by NYC police at Christmas concert at Cathedral of Saint John the...
NEW YORK — A man was fatally shot by police on the steps of a landmark New York City cathedral Sunday after he began firing two semiautomatic handguns at the end of a Christmas choral concert, police...
View ArticleNew York pastor steps aside after church’s security guard alleges assault
NEW YORK — Father George W. Rutler has stepped aside from his duties as pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Manhattan after a security guard at the church alleged he sexually assaulted her in...
View ArticleNYC cathedral gunman’s note says he planned to take hostages
NEW YORK — The man killed by police Sunday after he opened fire on the steps of a landmark New York City cathedral had a note in his pocket that said he had planned to take hostages and use them as...
View ArticleSt. Patrick’s Day to be largely virtual in NYC for 2nd year
NEW YORK — A largely virtual St. Patrick’s Day is planned for New York City on Wednesday, one year after the annual parade celebrating Irish heritage became one of the city’s first coronavirus...
View ArticleFriar offers ‘small steps’ that can lead to ‘big spiritual progress’
BRONX, New York — Smiling behind their bushy beards, the gray-frocked Franciscan Friars of the Renewal served up Easter brunch for the homeless once again this year — a beloved feature of Easter in the...
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Shrine to replace church destroyed on 9/11 nears completion
The domed sanctuary rising in Lower Manhattan, where workers are busy installing translucent Greek marble in time for a ceremonial lighting on Sept. 10, bears little resemblance to the modest parish...
View ArticleCeremony held at shrine replacing church destroyed on 9/11
NEW YORK — A ceremonial lighting and memorial service were held Friday at a church being built to replace one that was destroyed in the attacks on 9/11. Religious leaders gathered at St. Nicholas Greek...
View Article9/11 anniversary renews call of sainthood for Franciscan priest
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 20th anniversary remembrances of the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States is renewing a canonization push for the first identified casualty: Franciscan Father Mychal Judge....
View ArticleVaccine mandate for NYC educators survives court challenge
NEW YORK — New York City’s vaccination mandate for school staff survived a court challenge Tuesday while hospitals across the state reported few disruptions to their services because of the COVID-19...
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Orthodox patriarch blesses shrine near 9/11 memorial
The spiritual leader of the world’s Eastern Orthodox Christians gave his formal blessing Tuesday to an ornate shrine that will replace a small parish church destroyed during the Sept. 11, 2001,...
View ArticleN.J. priest finished New York City Marathon with personal best time
NEWARK, New Jersey — Father Manuel Duenas, a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark and current vice rector of Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Kearny, New Jersey, was among 33,000 participants in the New...
View ArticleNYC to require COVID vaccines for private school workers
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is extending his order requiring COVID-19 vaccines to include teachers and staff at private and religious schools. De Blasio, a Democrat, said Thursday...
View ArticlePope sends condolences after ‘devastating’ NYC fire
ROME — Pope Francis offered his condolences Monday to the victims of the “devastating” apartment fire in the Bronx borough of New York that killed 19 people, nine of them children. Francis sent a...
View ArticleAs child, slain officer had ‘burning desire’ to ‘wear badge,’ says brother
Jeffrey Rivera, the older brother of slain New York policeman Jason Rivera, said that his brother grew up with the “burning desire” to “wear that uniform, to wear that badge” from the time he was a...
View ArticleEmotional tributes recall NYPD officer’s dedication, love of life, family
NEW YORK — In emotional remarks Feb. 2 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the sister of slain Officer Wilbert Mora paid tribute to her brother and his late partner, Officer Jason Rivera, but also decried the...
View ArticleAfrican Catholics in NYC find community at French Mass
NEW YORK — When Landry Felix Uwamungu Ganza moved to New York from Rwanda last August, the Columbia University freshman searched for sanctuary, a sacred place to carry out his Sunday morning rituals...
View ArticleBrooklyn bishop prays for victims, first responders after subway shooting
BROOKLYN, New York — Brooklyn Bishop Robert J. Brennan urged prayers April 12 for victims of an early morning shooting spree at a Brooklyn subway station and for the protection of first responders on...
View ArticleCardinal Tagle tells N.Y. hospital staff their work consoles the sick
NEW YORK — Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle commended the staff of a New York hospital for being “the hands of God” during the frantic early stages of the pandemic while visiting with staff of the health...
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