WYD: A celebration of the Spirit
Hundreds of thousands of young Catholics from all corners of the globe, including more than 100 traveling with the Diocese of Rockville Centre, descended on the Land...

Cheers for ‘Benedetto’
It was a citywide party here and Pope Benedict was the guest of honor as about 500,000 pilgrims, including more than 100...

Bishop Murphy leads session
It was a Long Island reunion on the other side of the world as the teens and young adults from the Diocese of Rockville Centre

Moments to remember
While seeing Pope Benedict XVI was a highlight of World Youth Day for most of the pilgrims here, there were also...

World Youth Day closes with same spirit of celebration
World Youth Day drew to a close here this weekend with the same spirit of celebration as when it began five days ago, with a pilgrimage walk through Sydney to Randwick Racecourse for

World Youth Day 2011
Pope Benedict XVI names new host city of World Youth Day 2011 at the closing of World Youth Day 2008.

On 40th anniversary, ‘Humanae Vitae’ gaining more attention
“Humanae Vitae” (“Of Human Life”), Pope Paul VI’s encyclical on artificial contraception and the role of procreation in marriage, turns 40 on July 25 and seems to be finding new life across the country.

Diocese expands ‘wonderful opportunity’ for traditional Latin form of Mass
A year after Pope Benedict XVI allowed wider use of the traditional Latin form of the Mass, the Diocese of Rockville Centre has seen a noticeable increase in interest in such celebrations.

Tony Snow remembered as a ‘Christian man’ who ‘loved life’
President George W. Bush was among the hundreds of mourners who gathered July 17 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington for the funeral Mass of Tony Snow, former White House press secretary.

Teens connect to WYD without leaving Long Island
Though a world away from World Youth Day, 100 young people at Kellenberg Memorial High School here Friday night felt close to the action as members of the diocesan delegation spoke to them live from Australia via video...

Amid freebies, young people gravitate to booths of religious
Free Internet access, free coffee, free lollipops and live music were offered at the World Youth Day vocations fair, but the young people seemed most attracted by the generally young...