Cardinal Timothy Dolan is declaring that, in the Archdiocese of New York, eight jubilee pilgrimage sites have been identified.

Councilman Justin Brannan’s bill expands New York City’s Non-Public School Security Reimbursement Program to allow private and religious schools to be reimbursed for the cost of hiring and compensating security guards at a prevailing wage rate.

In today’s readings we have the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is the third annunciation during Advent, and they share a few common characteristics.