"Canonizing one of its sons or daughters, the church is not exalting a human work but is celebrating Christ alive in him or her."
Lebanese sanctuary where Mary, Jesus rested is ‘very holy land’+
Muslims and Christians alike visit the shrine.
Mother and daughters share ministry of care and healing at Catholic hospital+
Caring for the sick is a vocation and way of life shared by a mother and two daughters serving together at St. Francis Hospital in Long Island.
Pope names Msgr. William Koenig Bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington+
“I express my deep gratitude for the trust placed in me by His Holiness, Pope Francis in appointing me the tenth Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware.”
Praying for our priests+
Remember a diocesan priest and seminarian each day with special calendar.
At 108, Dominican sister says God ‘just wants me to hang around’+
Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella, who celebrated her 108 birthday April 20, is the second-oldest woman religious in the U.S.
Diocese announces new school in Suffolk, new governance model for Nassau school+
The newly formed Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School will have two campuses at existing schools; a new governance model is set for Holy Name of Mary School, Valley Stream.
Pope calls for monthlong global prayer marathon for end of pandemic+
It is the heartfelt desire of the Holy Father that the month of May be dedicated to a prayer marathon.
Panel: Politicizing border issue overshadows serious plight of migrants+
"We're so focused on this border situation that we don't ask ourselves why are they leaving home."
Research with fetal tissue from elective abortion called ‘deeply offensive’+
U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Committee chairman denounces reversal of limits on human fetal tissue research
