Amid the skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan, Saint Peter’s Church continues to shine as a living link to New York’s earliest Catholic roots. On October 5, Archdiocese of New York Auxiliary Bishop Edmund Whalen, vicar for clergy, celebrated 240 years of faith, history, and community at the state’s first Catholic parish.
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The Good Newsroom had the opportunity to speak with Archdiocese of New York Auxiliary Bishop Edmund Whalen to discuss strengthening our relationship with the Lord during this time of repentance.
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Patrick Grady
| 02/18/2026
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Hundreds of Catholics filled St. Patrick’s Cathedral at 7 a.m. Wednesday as Archbishop Ronald Hicks celebrated his first Ash Wednesday Mass in New York, marking the beginning of the Lenten season with prayer, repentance, and the distribution of ashes.
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Mary Shovlain
| 02/18/2026
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Archbishop Ronald Hicks is inviting Catholics across the Archdiocese of New York to embrace the 40 days ahead as a time of renewal, prayer and deeper focus on God.