McGann-Mercy comes alive to welcome new students
It was the last week of August, but the halls of McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School were already alive with students rushing from room to room, laughing and chatting. They weren’t getting an early start on their...

Msgr. Koenig celebrates 25 years of priesthood
While growing up in East Meadow, Msgr. William Koenig recalls, he and his brothers used to set up...

Schools raise funds to ensure future of Catholic education
Whether it’s with a gala, a concert, or a school dress down day, parents, students, and faculties at...

Centennial celebration
One hundred years to the day after Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church in Southampton was dedicated, the parish marked the anniversary...

Euthanasia
I’ll sit here and hold your hand
Because I won’t let you give up
I’ll sit here and laugh with you...

Catholic teens in action
Earlier this summer, the youth ministries of St. Brigid’s in Westbury and St. Frances de Chantal in Wantagh partnered in a service mission to benefit Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal parish in Wyandanch, whose parish outreach center was destroyed by a fire earlier this year.

A sign of the Holy Spirit at work
“The Church is missionary by her very nature. Jesus instructed his Apostles to ‘Go out to all the world’ and ‘to baptize in the name of the Father...

Charismatic Revival
More than 400 people filled nearly half the pews at St. Boniface Church in Elmont Aug. 28 to participate in a charismatic revival sponsored by the...

Encuentro
Latino youth and young adults from throughout the diocese assembled at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Huntington, Sept. 1 for the annual Encuentro celebration.

Still a mission Church
On June 28 of this year, Pope Benedict XVI officially opened the year of St. Paul in commemoration of the 2,000th anniversary of the birth of the saint, the original Christian model of evangelization. Known as the “Apostle of the Gentiles,”

Virtus training classes scheduled through September 30
As part of its ongoing, proactive effort to protect children from becoming victims of sexual abuse, the Diocese of Rockville Centre offers training programs...

Catholics encouraged to pray novena before election
An Aug. 19 news release said the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has made available for download from the Internet a podcast of a “Novena for Faithful Citizenship”