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Patrick Joyce (credit: Patrick Joyce Memorial Fund)

Stories From Main Street: Thousands Raised For Fordham Prep Scholarship Honoring Fallen Firefighter

In keeping with his Catholic upbringing and Jesuit education, Yonkers firefighter Patrick Joyce was truly a man for others. Now his community is giving back in his honor.

2012/08/20

Catholic Nuns (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Opinion: Nuns Tour To Protest Ryan Budget

A group of Catholic nuns have started a bus tour challenging the Ryan budget plan and its cuts to social programs.

2012/06/21

Steve Badt speaks about his lawsuit against the Delbarton School - Jun 5, 2012 (credit: Alex Silverman / WCB S 880)

More Former Students Join Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Delbarton School

Two more former students at a prominent New Jersey Catholic school have come forward to claim that they were sexually abused by clerics in the 1970s and ’80s.

2012/06/05

Stories From Main Street: Sussex Community Fights To Save NJ’s Smallest Hospital

Inpatient services might be discontinued at Saint Clare’s Hospital in Sussex. The nearest hospital is 15 miles away, through the rural roads of northwest New Jersey.

2012/06/04

Dolan On Birth Control Mandate: Debate ‘About Religious Freedom, Not Contraception’

Cardinal Timothy Dolan is continuing to speak out against the Obama administration’s controversial birth control mandate a day after Catholic institutions around the country filed a lawsuit against the policy.

2012/05/22

Pope Benedict XVI meets with Cuban President Raul Castro - Havana, Cuba - Mar 28, 2012 (credit: JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images)

New Jerseyans React To Pope’s Visit To Cuba

Pope Benedict XVI is visiting the island nation of Cuba today and those of Cuban descent living in Hudson County have something to say about it.

2012/03/28

Timothy Cardinal Dolan in South Bronx chapel (credit: CBS 2)

Cardinal Dolan Focusing On Recruitment Of New York Priests

“Twenty-five years ago, the archdiocese had one priest for every 900 Catholics. Today it’s a very different story, 2,000 Catholics for every one priest,” Timothy Cardinal Dolan said.

2012/02/23

File photo: Archbishop Timothy Dolan (credit: Mike Segar/AFP/Getty Images)

Dolan Becomes Cardinal Saturday, But Is Pope In The Future?

New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan will be elevated to Cardinal in Vatican City this Saturday. As Cardinal, that would make him eligible to elected Pope.

2012/02/15

Archbishop Timothy Dolan (credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)/President Barack Obama (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama Announces Compromise On Contraception Measure; Catholic Leaders Furious

Catholic groups are livid over the compromise, calling President Barack Obama’s move a “ploy” that “adds insult to injury.”

2012/02/10

Father Brian Jordan blesses the World Trade Center Cross - New York, NY - Jul 23, 2011 (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Christmas Eve Tradition At World Trade Center Site Ending

Every year, on Christmas Eve, there’s been a core group of people celebrating Midnight Mass at the World Trade Center site.

2011/12/22

Egle Ruzgys (L) and her brother, Aurimas (R), reunited with Mary Katz Erlich (C). (credit: CBS 2)

After 66 Years, Holocaust Survivor Reunites With Family That Saved Her

It’s been nearly 66 years since they’ve seen each other. On Friday, Holocaust survivor Mary Katz Erlich met Egle Ruzgys and her brother Aurimas at Kennedy Airport.

2011/11/23

Thanksgiving Turkey (file / credit: clipart.com)

Archbishop Dolan, Speaker Quinn Distribute Thanksgiving Fixings

New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, former New York Mets outfielder Rusty Staub, and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn distributed the uncooked fixings for 400 Thanksgiving dinners at Catholic Charities in Central Harlem on Tuesday.

2011/11/23

Mendham Borough Welcome Sign (file / credit: Borough of Mendham)

Monument To Sexual Abuse Victims Destroyed In New Jersey

A monument like no other has been destroyed in Mendham.

2011/11/21

Father John Higgins laces up his sneakers - Peekskill, NY - Nov 10, 2011 (credit: Sean Adams / WCBS 880)

Priest Walks From Peekskill Church To St. Patrick’s Cathedral For His School

Father John Higgins is a priest on a pilgrimage, a holy man hiking to help the children of Peekskill.

2011/11/10

Bridgeport Bishop William E. Lori (file / credit: Bridgeport Diocese)

Bridgeport Diocese To Close Three Churches

The Bridgeport Diocese says three churches in the city will have to close early next year in order to make the most of the shortage of priests and other resources.

2011/09/26

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