“Mrs. B,” a Canadian woman in her 80s and a resident of Ontario, suffered complications from coronary artery bypass graft surgery, so she considered assisted suicide. Although Canada’s national Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) Act was passed in 2016, Mrs. B ul... See more
LOWER MANHATTAN — The weight on Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s chest grew on March 4 when his pectoral cross made room for more metal: the badge of co-chief of chaplains for the New York City Police Department. Cardinal Dolan, archbishop emeritus of New York, a... See more
Getting Ready The United States is almost ready to be sunk as an artificial reef – here is the current situation at the end of Nov 2025: “There are holes cut into her decks where the funnels were removed and hazardous material has been taken off the ship.... See more
SHEEPSHEAD BAY — Put hundreds of pre-teens and teens in one spot, and there’s bound to be a ruckus, but the opposite happened March 3 at St. Mark Church. The church opened its doors to 500 seventh- and eighth-grade Catholic school students for a Eucharist... See more
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Michael La Civita recalled his first visit to the Grotto of the Nativity in 1991, joining other pilgrims crowding the spot to savor where Jesus entered the world, not to condemn, but to save it. La Civita, of Brooklyn, is director of co... See more
