Bishop Murphy writes new pastoral letter to people of the diocese.
February, 2014
Catholic Health Services Employees Gather for Prayer+
Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated Mass for employees of Catholic Health Services and its member hospitals and agencies at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Huntington, Feb. 16. The liturgy and reception were arranged as an expression of gratitude to those people who work...

Get Ready for this Sunday’s Gospel!+
The true challenge of this Gospel is the challenge to be who we are: the holy people of God, the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
Celebrating Black History Month+
The Diocesan Sister Thea Bowman Choir sings during a Mass celebrated in observance of Black History Month at St. Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Centre, Feb. 8. The Mass also marked the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, a 19th-century Sudanese slave...

Andrew Cuomo and the liberal blacklist+
Andrew Cuomo is a blacklister—in the moral, if not literal, sense of the term.
Bishop-elect Zglejszewski grateful to faithful on Long Island+
Looks forward to continuing to serve diocese that has welcomed him.

Pope names Msgr. Zglejszewski auxiliary bishop+
Bishop Murphy will ordain Bishop-Elect Zglejszewski at St. Agnes Cathedral on March 25, Feast of the Annunciation.

Catholic Voices to be heard in Albany+
This year’s Catholics at the Capitol event will be held Wednesday, March 19

The U.N. Commission goes beyond its mandate+
I remain somewhat skeptical of the value of a report that equates killing a child with a defense of children.
Celebrate and Strengthen Marriage+
Bishop Richard J. Malone (Buffalo, chairman of USCCB Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth) sent a letter to all U.S. bishops, saying that National Marriage Week (Feb. 7-14), World Marriage Sunday (Feb. 9), and Valentine’s Day (Feb....