46 confirmation candidates from both Holy Cross and Holy Name Parishes in Middletown were Confirmed on Wednesday during Mass celebrated by Bishop Gerardo Colacicco at Holy Cross Parish.
Confirmation is very special moment in the life of a Catholic. Along with Baptism and First Communion it is one of the three Sacraments of Initiation.
At confirmation we are sealed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit and called to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world.
In his homily, Bishop Colacicco spoke of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta and her heroic example as someone who saw Jesus in every person she met.
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral honored NYPD officers and other first responders who died in the 2001 attacks with a Mass on Friday, Sept. 11, marking the 25th anniversary of the tragedy at the World Trade Center.
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Fernanda Pierorazio
| 09/11/2026
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks on the United States, we recall the words of successive Popes who have repeatedly appealed for peace and reconciliation.
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Vatican News
| 09/11/2026
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Con motivo del 25.º aniversario de los atentados del 11 de septiembre, se celebró una Misa conmemorativa en la Catedral de San Patricio para los bomberos de la Estación 54/Escalera 4/Batallón 9 de la ciudad de Nueva York.