Steven Schwankert

1 week ago | news.diocesetucson.org | Steven Schwankert

NEW YORK (OSV News) -- "This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it," New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said as he welcomed hundreds of priests, family members, friends and guests who filled St. Ignatius Loyola Church for a majestic ceremony -- the ordination of five Jesuits. The five new priests ordained June 14 are: Fathers Kieran D. Halloran, Douglas A. Jones, Joseph B. Lorenz, Jonathan P. Pennacchia and Melvin T. Rayappa.

1 week ago | osvnews.com | Steven Schwankert

3 “Might I begin with a word of gratitude? Gratitude, sure, for the honor of ordaining these five men. But also gratitude to the Society of Jesus for your luminous apostolate in these acres of the Lord’s vineyard that we call the Archdiocese of New York,” the cardinal said in his homily. “You, dear Jesuits, your renowned ministry in education, parish work, prison ministry, retreat guidance, spiritual direction, journalism, scholarship — are a gift to us. A gift to us here,” he said.

1 week ago | thegoodnewsroom.org | Steven Schwankert

The current Archbishop of New York honored Cardinal John McCloskey in the church where he was ordained and named a cardinal Cardinal Timothy Dolan visited the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral to honor and remember one of his predecessors, and to show how far the Church in the United States has come in 150 years. John McCloskey, the second Archbishop of New York, was named the first American and first non-European cardinal by Pope Pius IX. McCloskey did not travel to Rome for his...

1 week ago | thegoodnewsroom.org | Steven Schwankert

Cardinal Timothy Dolan expressed gratitude to the Society of Jesus for their work in the Archdiocese of New York Hundreds of Jesuits joined Cardinal Timothy Dolan to ordain five Jesuit priests for the Archdiocese of New York, at a majestic ceremony held at St. Ignatius Loyola Church in Manhattan on Saturday, June 14. The five men ordained are: Kieran D. Halloran, SJ, Douglas A. Jones, SJ, Joseph B. Lorenz, SJ, Jonathan P. Pennacchia, SJ, and Melvin T. Rayappa, SJ. Father Halloran and Father...

2 weeks ago | thegoodnewsroom.org | Steven Schwankert

The Archbishop of New York expressed hope Governor Kathy Hochul will veto the legislation Cardinal Timothy Dolan reacted to the New York State Senate’s passage of a bill that would legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state during his “Conversations with Cardinal Dolan” radio show on Sirius XM’s The Catholic Channel, in an episode that will re-air on Wednesday, June 11, at 1 p.m. On Tuesday, the State Senate passed bill 2025-S138 by a vote of 35-27. New York Governor Kathy Hochul must...