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March 11, 2019

N.Y. court rules Archbishop Fulton Sheen's remains should be transferred to Peoria

Then-Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York prays at the tomb of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City in 2009 after celebrating a memorial Mass for the prelate.
PEORIA, Ill. – Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria announced "with great joy" March 5 that the New York State Supreme Court's Appellate Division ruled 5-0 that the remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen should be transferred from New York to the Peoria Diocese.
Published in International
June 2, 2016

Mass, block party mark 25th anniversary celebration of Sisters of Life

Sister Mary Elizabeth, vicar general of the Sisters of Life, speaks with a guest during a block party in New York City June 1 celebrating the religious community's 25th anniversary. The event was preceded by an anniversary Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral.

NEW YORK – It was hardly a typical New York City summer street fair.

Published in International
September 25, 2015

At New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Pope embraces nuns once under Vatican fire

ope Francis arrives at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City for an evening prayer service Sept. 24.

NEW YORK - In a grand yet intimate prayer service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Sept. 24, Pope Francis exhorted the priests and women religious who filled the sanctuary to redouble their sacrifices on behalf of the faithful, but he reserved his greatest praise for American nuns who have often been viewed by Rome with deep suspicion.

Published in Francis in America