The national kickoff for the annual A-Cross America Relay for Life, began early Aug. 26 in Manhattan, with a group walking and praying for the end of abortion.
Kathryn Jean Lopez reflects on her recent visit to the Catholic Center at New York University. She shares her encounter with a simple piece of graffiti that read, “Free humanity,” beside an ice-cream truck on a scorching summer day. However, the true
Confetti, choir and culture: Cardinal Dolan leads procession at Chinatown’s Transfiguration Church (with photos!)
A shower of confetti and a Knights of Columbus honor guard welcomed New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan to the Church of the Transfiguration ahead of that parish's annual Assumption procession.
Hundreds of parishioners fanned themselves in the sanctuary, balcony, and vestibule of
New perpetual adoration chapel in Manhattan is space ‘where constant activity meets constant prayer’
In a momentous occasion that promises to leave an indelible mark on the heart of Manhattan, St. Joseph's Church celebrated the dedication of the first-ever perpetual adoration chapel in the borough.
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
A 21-year-old man who appeared to be emotionally disturbed entered St. Joseph Church in the Astoria section of Queens June 5, broke open the tabernacle, removed the holy Eucharist stored inside it and carelessly tossed it around, church officials said.
According to the
About 2,700 people said prayers of worship in Spanish and sang songs of praise while processing with the Eucharist through Midtown Manhattan before celebrating a Pentecost vigil at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Priests, nuns, lay leaders, and the faithful prayed for the forgiveness of
(OSV News) — An art installation that was on display at a Catholic church in New York raised concerns due to its stance on human sexuality and the nature of evil. The Church of St. Paul the Apostle in Manhattan recently hosted
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
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