NEW YORK (OSV News) -- "Catacombs by Candlelight" perhaps conjures images of a subterranean tour in Rome led by a guide wearing a headlamp. In New York, it's the name of a revenue-generating history lesson told while exploring the cemetery and burial
For Patricia Perales, a recent experience of Vespers with Seven Copes at her parish, the Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York City, felt "like we were being taken back in time," she said.
"These kinds of cultural, spiritual, community events,
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York told OSV News the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, which will be marked with solemn ceremonies across the U.S., should be observed with memories of lives lost and impacted by the day's events.
The community of Highland Falls in southeastern New York's Orange County is still reeling after a July 9 rainstorm dumped 10 inches of water on this Hudson River village, turning meandering brooks into raging torrents and causing widespread devastation.
The so-called 1,000-year flood
Sisters founded by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in New York vote to stop accepting new members, begin ‘path to completion’
Sadness, relief and hope accompanied the April 13 decision by the Sisters of Charity of New York to embark on a "path to completion," according to Sister Donna Dodge, president of the congregation founded by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Delegates to the group's
A Catholic Mass in New York City offered hope and healing for couples suffering from infertility or miscarriage. The event, organizers said, began in response to a need. This year, the annual St. Gianna Mass took place on May 8 at the
Discover the life of Dr. Michael Brescia, who was a pioneer of hospice care in New York for decades. In sharing the story of his life and legacy, Kathryn Jean Lopez writes that Dr. Brescia “wouldn’t go home at night if he
New York Eucharistic Congress invites 10,000 pilgrims to encounter Jesus Christ on ‘holy ground’
An upcoming Eucharistic congress at a shrine in New York state is set to draw some 10,000 pilgrims to "holy ground," according to the shrine's executive director, where the heroic witness of Jesuit and Indigenous Catholics -- even unto death -- was
New York’s Catholic Charities has spoken out against what it called a “chaotic approach” to dealing with asylum-seekers coming into the country who are being sent from Texas officials by bus to cities around the nation. “The current chaotic approach is not
An official of the New York State Catholic Conference expressed disappointment with a June 23 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturns a century-old law and asserts that there is a constitutional right to carry a handgun in public for self-defense.
"We are troubled