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Pre-game prayer strengthens CYO

Kids in CYO basketball in the Albany Diocese are asking for help from above — but not to win games.
‘Heart of Nuba’ tells of Catholic doc’s service, selflessness

In the new documentary, “The Heart of Nuba,” an inspiring true story is told about Dr. Tom Catena, an American physician at Mother of Mercy Hospital in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. Dr. Catena is a native of Amsterdam in the Albany Diocese.
Cooking class benefits food pantry patrons

On April 11, four women chopped peppers, diced green onions and grilled up black bean burgers in the kitchen of St. Luke’s parish center in Schenectady.

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Sisters of St. Joseph, Eddy team up to serve seniors

Thursday, April 12, 2018 9:00 AM

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet have reached a collaborative agreement with Eddy SeniorCare, part of St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP), that will enable the sisters to continue to receive health care at St. Joseph’s Provincial House in Latham while allowing SPHP to bring new healthcare services to seniors in Albany and Rensselaer Counties.

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Mass-goers excited by Divine Mercy benefits

Thursday, April 12, 2018 9:00 AM

On April 8, Catholics from all over the Albany Diocese gathered at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany for the annual diocesan Divine Mercy Sunday celebration, led by Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger.

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CHRISM MASS AT CATHEDRAL OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 5:00 AM

THE ANNUAL CHRISM MASS was offered March 22 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany to bless sacred oils for use in sacraments all year in the Albany Diocese.

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Troubled past soothed by becoming Catholic

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 5:00 AM

At nine years old, Marcella Clark was homeless.
"We bounced around a lot," she explained. "We went from friend's place to friend's place. It was all a blur."

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Diocese reviews IMAP and responses on abuse

Thursday, April 5, 2018 5:00 AM

In 2004, the Albany Diocese established the Independent Mediation Assistance Program (IMAP) to address the needs of individuals who, as minors, were sexually abused by clergy. The program was one of the first in the country to address the needs of victims and survivors as they sought healing.

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COBLESKILL SEDER MEAL HELPS FAMILIES UNDERSTAND PASSOVER

Thursday, April 5, 2018 5:00 AM

ST. VINCENT'S PARISH in Cobleskill was one of many across the Albany Diocese to host a seder before Easter -- a traditional meal for Passover, marking the Exodus of the Jews from slavery in Egypt.

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Debate over Holocaust memorial obscures the bigger picture

Thursday, April 19, 2018 9:00 AM

Standing in front of a room jammed with supporters and skeptics, Michael Lozman said he always knew his plan would be contentious.

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Thanks for confirmation retreat time

Thursday, April 19, 2018 9:00 AM

Confirmation retreat weekend was honestly the best weekend of my life. I love it and miss it so much!

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Church and state: working together for the common good

Thursday, April 19, 2018 9:00 AM

In late March, just as state budget negotiations were heating up in Albany, Cardinal Timothy Dolan and the state’s bishops, including our own Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, came to the State Capitol.

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Spanish Apostolate creates evangelists/Apostolado Española crea evangelistas

Thursday, April 19, 2018 9:00 AM

Sister Grace Diaz, SNJM, pastoral associate at Our Lady of the Americas Shrine Church in Albany (a mission of Blessed Sacrament parish), notes that “seed money” from the Albany Diocese given some years ago to start an evangelization program for the diocesan Spanish Apostolate has taken root.

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SICM: Ecumenical organization marks 50 years

Thursday, April 12, 2018 9:00 AM

Schenectady is rapidly changing. Downtown has been revitalized, and the riverfront of the Mohawk has been changed from an old industrial site to the new Mohawk Harbor.
What has not changed, however, are the care needs for residents of Schenectady County.

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Finding wisdom all around us

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 5:00 AM

The majority of TV news is fear-based commentary, promoting the notion that the world is on an inevitable path to ruin.

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Memory Café helps people with dementia

Thursday, April 12, 2018 9:00 AM

Twice a month, Immaculate Conception parish in Glenville is hosting what it calls a “Memory Café” for individuals or families living with memory issues.

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Knotting cord rosaries keeps retiree busy

Thursday, April 12, 2018 9:00 AM

For more than a decade, Nancy Krosky of St. Clare’s parish in Colonie has been making rosaries entirely out of nylon cord — no metal or glass included. Each “bead” of the rosary is formed by creating several knots; even the cross is created entirely of knotted cord.

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Parishes help in fighting diabetes

Thursday, April 12, 2018 7:00 AM

Every month, parishioners of St. Henry’s Church in Averill Park gather in the parish’s community room to talk about how to have a healthy and safe lifestyle while living with diabetes.

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Friar's experiences become book on encountering God

Sunday, April 8, 2018 5:00 AM

"Have you ever felt out-of-place? Do you turn away from human suffering because of discomfort or fear? Do you see others for their appearance, or do you do see them as God does?"
Those are just a few of the questions Rev. Kenneth Paulli, OFM, asks in his first book, "Outside the Walls: Encountering God in the Unfamiliar."

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Vet honored for advocacy work

Thursday, April 5, 2018 5:00 AM

Bob Becker Jr. may be retired, but he is still putting in countless hours of work for local veterans.

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CCHS team heading to national Academic World Quest competition

Thursday, April 5, 2018 5:00 AM

On March 17, a group of four sophomores from Catholic Central High School in Troy were feeling pretty lucky -- and not because it was St. Patrick's Day.

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