
Catholic Sisters Week: Meet Sister Margaret Oettinger, OP
| 03/14/2024
By: Mary Shovlain
For Catholic Sisters Week, we are highlighting some of the amazing women religious in the Archdiocese of New York! Meet Sister Margaret Oettinger, O.P., a member of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, NY (Rockland County).
She was a missionary in Pakistan for several years.
Sr. Margaret has served as part of the Dominican Order Chaplaincy Team for many years and is currently a Chaplain at Hospital for Special Surgery here in Manhattan.
Sr. Margaret was born in Manhattan and, growing up, attended Catholic elementary school and St. Jean Baptiste High School, both in Manhattan.
Following a careful evaluation of school sustainability benchmarks, three schools will close at the end of the 2024-25 academic year.
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The Good Newsroom
| 02/13/2025
"Let me be clear. CNEWA's work is in no danger of being halted," said CNEWA President Monsignor Peter I. Vaccari in a message to donors and supporters.
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The Good Newsroom
| 02/13/2025
"This year, the Order of Malta will gather 6,000 or 7,000 people in Lourdes from May 2 to 6, coming from about 22 countries," Kenneth Craig, president of the Order of Malta American Association, who came to Lourdes from New York City.