Pope Francis was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital early Friday morning, nine days after being admitted for surgery on an abdominal hernia, marking his second hospitalization in three months and his second surgery in two years.
Pope Francis left Gemelli just before 9:00 a.m. local time, after which he made a brief stop at the Roman Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where he prayed before the famous Maria Salus Populi Romani icon housed in the basilica’s Borghese chapel.
Commuters who rely on the MTA could soon have to pay more to ride the buses and trains.
It would be the first base fare hike for New York City since 2015, and MTA officials are considering the increase.
One group of commuters the cost of ridership may take a toll on is churchgoers.
Deacon Ron Rizzuto, a pastoral associate and business manager at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James is one of those individuals who would be impacted.
And like many, he believes now is not the time to raise prices.
Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated Mass Wednesday for those who help serve the people of Brooklyn.
The Memorial Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe honored police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
The names of 132 men and women who died serving the southern part of Brooklyn were read aloud during the Mass.
Jeopardy’s latest contestants had a rather rough time getting out an answer to what many Catholics would consider a pretty easy question last week.
The contestants were stumped and no one was able to give the right answer in what some would call a biblical fail.
Your commute on the MTA could soon cost more.
The Holy Father is coming home! Pope Francis is expected to be released from the hospital tomorrow morning.
Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated Mass for those who help serve the people of Brooklyn.
A group of Catholic students are offering a sweet summer treat for a good cause.
Bishop Robert Brennan is asking the faithful of the Diocese of Brooklyn to pray for the priests of the diocese Friday, which is the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He also asks that people pray for him, that he “might serve you with the heart of Christ the Good Shepherd with the sacred Heart of Jesus that more and more we can all grow closer to him in love with He who loves us.”
Bishop Brennan says the feast is a “day of prayer for the sanctification of priests” and adds that the priests of the diocese “are holy men who long to serve you with all their hearts. We all need help along the way, we need the prayers, and we need to draw closer, always to Jesus Christ.”
Pope Francis spent the morning of June 15 visiting patients in the pediatric cancer and children’s neurosurgery departments in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.
Some children sent the pope messages wishing him a quick recovery.
After being hospitalized on June 7 for intestinal surgery, Pope Francis’ doctor recommended that he spend a week recovering.
The Vatican has confirmed that the Pope will be discharged from the hospital on the morning of June 16.
A one of a kind Queens parish celebrated its 100th Anniversary this past weekend.
Most Precious Blood Church In Astoria marked its century of service with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, Nicholas Dimarzio.
A positive update to a story first brought to you by Currents News more than a month ago.
Father Jim Cunningham has finally had his second kidney transplant and is doing well.
The organ came from a friend and parishioner of his parish, St. Francis De Sales in Belle Harbor.
The Knights of Columbus, Council 11449, at Bill LaCovara’s parish, Immaculate Conception in Astoria, honored him at the organization’s annual flag-raising ceremony on June 14. The venue was the parish’s Catholic academy, and students from the school participated in the ceremony.