Churches aren’t just beautiful buildings that uplift New York. The good work they do helps the city’s spirit, its soul, its sustenance. Long may the city’s Catholic Church, and its churches ...

At Catholic Underground in New York City, hosted by the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, I experienced a Holy Hour followed by an exhibit of Catholic art and artists.

Along with the loss of its promising Partnership schools, the Bronx is taking another hit. All Hallows High School, which I profiled for City Journal in 2019, will close after 115 years. The school ...

The news about Catholic New York came only weeks after the 102-year-old Catholic News Service, known as the “AP of Catholic Media,” said that at year’s end it would close its New York City ...

12 NYC Catholic schools closing at end of year 01:38. NEW YORK -- A dozen Catholic schools across three boroughs are set to close.. The Archdiocese of New York announced Wednesday that 12 schools ...

Catholic schools across New York City are falling like dominoes thanks to skyrocketing tuition prices and a deteriorating connection to religion, according to experts and dismal statistics.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has laid off several workers due to budget issues and financial settlements over ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks to reporters after a news conference in New York, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (Seth Wenig/AP.) Listen NEW YORK – Recent comments from New York City Mayor Eric ...

A Roman Catholic diocese in Long Island, New York announced a new bankruptcy settlement on Thursday that would pay more than $323 million to about 530 sex abuse survivors who alleged they were ...

World leaders, Americans and those at home in the Tri-State are cheering for the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost. The 69-year-old, who hails ...

A Catholic church in Buffalo is being converted into a mosque. The Catholic Diocese of Buffalo on December 4, 2019, on Main Street in Buffalo, New York. AARON LYNETT/AFP via Getty Images ...

Alexander Smith reported from Vatican City and Matthew Lavietes from New York City. Pope Leo XIV became the leader of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025, becoming the first pope to ever have been ...