St. Brigid’s Church, which opened in 1849 and nearly closed in 2007 after the Archdiocese of New York sought to sell it to a developer due to declining parishioners, is holding a Good Friday, stations of the cross procession to the Most Holy Redeemer Church, also in the East Village. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Historic St. Brigid Church holds Stations of Cross Service Across East Village on Good Friday The church of St. Brigid on East 8th Street and Avenue B, which was build by Irish immigrants in 1849 and saved from a wreckers... News 03 Apr 2023 | 09:56
Last issue of Catholic New York. Photo via cny.org Catholic New York Publishes Last Issue Forty year old Catholic New York, which billed itself as America’s largest Catholic newspaper, shut down last month and has... News 16 Dec 2022 | 04:13
From the “Holy Sparks” exhibit. Photo: Michele Willens A Moment for Women Rabbis It started a dozen years ago with Ronda Spinak’s dream of creating something to celebrate women rabbis. She runs The Braid... News 05 Apr 2022 | 03:15
In St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery’s east yard on Palm Sunday, white T-shirts over 94 bamboo crosses bore the names of victims of gun violence in the last year. Photo courtesy of St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery St. Mark’s Cross Memorial in a Pandemic Year Guided by the Christian moral compass of “love thy neighbor” and treating others equally as children of God, St. Mark’s Church... News 03 Apr 2021 | 10:51
A Jewish Response to the Tragic Death of George Floyd The Jewish people have an answer to the chaos and confusion that has gripped the nation and it is high time that we share... Voices 12 Jun 2020 | 02:41
Photo courtesy of Abby Stein. The Journey of Abby Stein On a Thursday night in late February, onstage in the Jewish Museum’s auditorium, Abby Stein went off script.... Voices 04 Jun 2020 | 03:05
The Archdiocese of New York is encouraging Catholics to attend mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral "virtually" by watching the live stream of the service on the church's website. ( Photo: Bro. Jeffrey Pioquinto SJ via Flickr) With Faith and Caution Last Thursday, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency across New York, business carried on more or less as usual... News 13 Mar 2020 | 04:45
The St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at 130 Liberty Street, Oct. 26, 2018. ( Photo: Joseph M. Calisi) Rebuilding St. Nicholas Governor Andrew M. Cuomo officially welcomed Archbishop Elpidophoros of America to New York City on Jan. 2, 2020 while announcing... News 03 Jan 2020 | 04:37
From left, Sarah Haider, Malkie Schwartz, and Torah Bontrager. ( Photo: Tonja Fabritz) Seeking Freedom from Religion In the years since Malkie Schwartz, Sarah Haider and Torah Bontrager left the insular religious communities in which they... News 22 Oct 2019 | 11:42
Jaime Krass of Columbia ( Photo by Jonathan Heisler) “My hands are outstretched” Jaimie Krass is the director of engagement at Columbia/Barnard Hillel, the school’s largest Jewish organization. She helps... Local News 02 Aug 2019 | 11:00
