Hundreds of students and pilgrims made their way to the St. Frances Cabrini Shrine in Upper Manhattan on Wednesday for Mass to mark the feast day of a saint who changed New York.

Ocho seminaristas fueron ordenados diáconos de transición, con esperanza de convertirse en sacerdotes en la primavera.

Eight seminarians were ordained as transitional deacons, with hopes to become priests in the spring.

Pope Francis established the lay ministries of acolyte, catechist, and lector to encourage greater lay involvement in church work and evangelization.

Musicians Stuart Bogie and Buck McDaniel are performing beautiful improvisations every morning this week at the Church of Our Saviour near Grand Central.