DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE to ROME, ITALY
November 4 - 12, 2007

During the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Rome, Italy, TLIC's editor Rick Hinshaw and Photographer, Greg Shemitz journeyed through Rome with our Bishop William Murphy and members from the diocese. Please click below to view highlights and photo slide shows  from different events during the trip. Additional Photos

By Rick Hinshaw TLIC Editor

Rome — Preaching in turn at each of the four major basilicas in Rome, Bishops William Murphy, John Dunne, Paul Walsh and Peter Libasci sounded a common theme: that this 50th anniversary diocesan pilgrimage was not merely a celebration of the rich history of the Catholic Church, but a challenge and an opportunity — for the pilgrims and the entire Diocese of Rockville Centre — to take inspiration from the martyrs and saints whose stories they were experiencing, and to strive to emulate them by living lives of service to God and to their fellow human beings. Full Story

By Rick Hinshaw TLIC Editor

Rome — Some were seasoned veterans who had been here before. For others it was to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Some came to celebrate, others to seek comfort; some to pray for family, friends or a special intention, others just to give thanks.

It was a diverse group of 130 pilgrims who came here to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. Full Story

By Rick Hinshaw TLIC Editor

Rome — Over seven days here in the Eternal City, 130 pilgrims from Long Island celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Rockville Centre by experiencing firsthand the rich history of the Church, and by trying to discern the meaning of that history for their faith lives and the life of the Church in the 21st century.

A highlight of Tuesday morning’s visit to St. Mary Major Basilica was the chance to view a relic of the actual crib of the infant Jesus.  Full Story

South Huntington — It was just over 40 years ago when Father Vincent Capodanno was killed on the battlefield in Vietnam. On that day, retired U.S. Marine John Scafidi was close to the age of the football players from St. Anthony’s High School who now listened attentively as he recalled crouching in a foxhole and hearing the machine gun fire which would eventually take Father Capodanno’s life on Sept. 4, 1967.
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Ronkonkoma — U.S. soldiers have been kept cool during Iraqi summers and warm during cold desert nights thanks to the busy sewing machines of volunteers at “Operation Veronica,” at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Rocky Point. Full Story

Roosevelt — Fe Fuerza Vida, the Spanish-language newspaper of the Rockville Centre Diocese, helps create a sense of community, connecting Hispanics on Long Island to each other, the Church, and society at large.
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Washington (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI will visit Washington and New York April 15-20.

Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States, confirmed the dates of the papal trip and announced the pope’s itinerary in remarks Nov. 12 at the beginning of the annual fall meeting of the U.S. bishops in Baltimore. Full Story

Baltimore (CNS) — The announcement of dates and locations for Pope Benedict XVI’s U.S. visit next year highlighted the first day of the U.S. bishops’ Nov. 12-15 fall general meeting in Baltimore. Full Story

Growing up, the best word to describe my faith was imitation. As a child, I had no concept of what it meant to be a Catholic. My parents were Catholic, so I was Catholic. I went to church because it was expected of me by my parents. Full Story

Catholics in all the parishes in the diocese will be asked this weekend to help two different efforts on behalf of poor people — the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) and the Catholic Home Missions.  Full Story

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