Black History Month Started in the Archdiocese with a Mass at St. Joseph and St. Boniface Church
| 02/3/2025
By: Fernanda Pierorazio
On February 2, the Black Catholic community of the Archdiocese of New York celebrated Black History Month at St. Joseph and St. Boniface Church in Spring Valley with the first Mass of Black History Month, which also honored National Day of Prayer for the African American and African Family
During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV explored sacred music in the liturgy, praising it for giving voice to prayer and expressing the faith.
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Vatican News
| 08/19/2026
Sr. Mary Liegey, SC, entered eternal life on Aug. 7, 2026, in her 76th year as a Sister of Charity of New York. Sr. Mary's 41 years of active ministry were dedicated to education: 37 in elementary and four in parish religious education.
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The Good Newsroom
| 08/19/2026
Sister Mary O'Brien, SC, entered eternal life on Aug. 16, 2026, in her 76th year as a Sister of Charity of New York. She devoted 38 years to teaching, from elementary classrooms in Manhattan and the Bronx to high schools in the Bahamas and Rye.