Queens Community Celebrates Ash Wednesday
BY ALANIS GUINADA QUEENS— Numerous Catholics from Jamaica, Queens and the surrounding communities gathered at St. Pius the V Church to mark the Ash Wednesday …[read more]
Religion
Advocates Protest Mayor Adams Appointees at City Hall Park
By TYRELL INGRAM A coalition of LGBT+, immigrant justice, and reproductive justice groups gathered at City Hall Park to protest on Feb. 24, Mayor Eric …[read more]
Clergy Rally with Home Care Workers to Support Fair Pay
By SHIRLEY ALVAREZ New York City faith leaders and homecare workers gathered to support the fight for a wage increase for people who care for …[read more]
Arabs & Israelis Plan Interfaith Events
By STACY FISCH Countless menorahs will be lit all over the world for Hanukah next month. One candelabra will be more special than most. It …[read more]
From NY, a Treasure Returns to Mexico’s Jewish Community
By LINDA KRESTANOVA The national debate over immigration was inescapable at the closing ceremony of New-York Historical Society’s exhibit commemorating the first Jewish Americans as …[read more]
In East New York church, a talk about the `nones’
By KECIAH BAILEY On a cold and windy Friday night in Brooklyn, about 140 18-to 35-year-olds piled into Christian Cultural Center’s young adult lecture hall …[read more]
Canarsie clergy combat crime
By KECIAH BAILEY Following a brutal rape in Canarsie and several other reported rape attempts, the 69th Precinct Clergy Council announced stepped up efforts to …[read more]
Pope calls on Americans to welcome immigrants
By GABRIELA LIRA At the symbolic Independence Hall in Philadelphia and in many other stops during his journey to the United States, Pope Francis called …[read more]
A Monk’s Journey from Guyana to Queens
By LOVASHNI KHALIKAPRASAD The monk begins his journey before the sun rises, his orange robes swirl by the brisk winds in the empty streets on …[read more]
Hate crimes mount in city amid Middle East unrest
By INEZ SHARABY It was a breezy fall night in September when 20-year-old Lorraine Dana was walking to her older sister’s house, ready to enjoy …[read more]