New York Archives

Police investigate destruction of two statues that stood outside a church

Jul 20, 2021

QUEENS, N.Y. — Two religious statues displayed outside Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in the New York borough of Queens were destroyed in an act of vandalism in the early morning hours of July 17. The damaged statues included one of Mary and one of St. Therese Lisieux, known

By Catholic News Service

Diocese of Buffalo suspends 3 priests amid sex abuse claims

Jun 5, 2021

Three priests have been placed on leave in response to claims in a lawsuit filed last month that they sexually abused a boy in the 1990s, the Diocese of Buffalo announced Saturday.

By Associated Press

NY bill would give sexual abuse survivors new chance to sue

May 28, 2021

People sexually abused as adults would have a chance to sue the perpetrators even if the usual deadline to bring a lawsuit had expired under a bill gaining momentum in New York’s legislature.

By Marina Villeneuve

Bishop invites Catholics to explore life, legacy of St. Ignatius

May 15, 2021

Bishop John O. Barres of Rockville Centre is inviting Catholics in the diocese to participate in activities marking the Ignatian Year to celebrate the life and teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola.

By Catholic News Service

Three sisters baptized together look forward to future with faith, hope

May 15, 2021

On April 3, at Our Lady of Victory’s Easter Vigil, Naomi, Sephora and Melissa received the sacrament of baptism.

By Emily Benson

Judge stops pandemic capacity limits placed on New York synagogues

Feb 12, 2021

A federal judge in Brooklyn Feb. 9 permanently blocked New York state capacity limits for worship at Orthodox synagogues in areas with high rates of COVID-19 infections.

By Catholic News Service

Saga of Happy the Elephant proof nothing is alien to Catholic concern

Feb 5, 2021

In a 1979 address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Pope (now Saint) John Paul II declared, “Nothing human is alien to the Christian.” What Happy’s case demonstrates anew is that in all honesty, John Paul could have stricken the word “human” from that sentence.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Death of 9 nuns highlights toll of coronavirus in convents

Jan 9, 2021

Through the month of December, mixed in with joyful Christmas messages, death announcements filled the Facebook page of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet as a coronavirus outbreak took its toll in a residence for retired and infirm nuns.

By Mary Esch