Updated with text of Archbishop Lori's remarks.
June, 2016
Events for the Fortnight of Freedom around the diocese+
A listing of activities promoting religious freedom across Long Island for the Fortnight and beyond.
Pope offers prayers as pan-Orthodox council opens on Crete+
"The Orthodox Church is one, but reveals itself in the world through its individual local vines, which are unbreakably and indivisibly attached to one -- to one church, to one body,"

World Orthodox Church leaders to gather for synod+
I would like to ask all of us in the Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre to join in daily prayer this coming week for the success of this important ecclesial event.

Bishop Murphy appoints new pastors+
New assignments for pastors, associates in the diocese
Too many couples do not understand marriage is for life, pope says+
"The crisis of marriage is because people do not know what the sacrament is, the beauty of the sacrament; they do not know that it is indissoluble, that it is for one's entire life."
Archbishop Lori to Speak at Diocesan Religious Freedom Rally+
The Fortnight for Freedom -- from June 21 to July 4 -- includes events to highlight the importance of defending religious freedom.

There are not “two popes”+
Whatever else a “pope emeritus” may be, he is emphatically not “the pope.”
Heroes of Religious Liberty+
We profess to be daughters of the Church – how could we not uphold her teachings, especially when they touch on something as basic as the right to life?