Bishop Barres Ordains Six Men to Diaconate
Six men were ordained as transitional deacons at St. Joseph's Seminary in Dunwoodie, New York, on November 7.
New York Religion News
Religion in New York state spans a wide range of faith traditions, from long-established congregations to newer communities. Across New York, coverage here takes in religious leaders, faith community responses to public issues, holiday observances and the community work of churches, synagogues, mosques and temples.
Catholicism
Catholic Groups Sue to Block New York Aid-in-Dying Law
Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks and Catholic ministries challenge the Medical Aid in Dying Act in federal court in Albany.
Judaism
Live Poll
Should New York use public money to fund Holocaust memorials and security for Jewish institutions?
Hochul Names Panel for Holocaust Memorial
Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed 19 educators, historians, and Jewish communal leaders to advise on a New York state Holocaust memorial in Albany.
Christianity
Live Poll
Do you believe children's literature should prioritize religious teachings to guide modern behavior?
Maria Lynn Kyrkostas Released New Childrens Book
The author has published her second book focused on guiding children through faith and compassion.
Regular subjects here include religious holidays and how communities observe them, statements from faith leaders, congregations responding to social and civic questions, and religious participation research. Reporting reaches from New York City to the upstate towns and rural congregations across the state. Holiday observances and congregational service projects recur through the year, while public debates involving faith communities tend to rise and fall with the policy calendar. Religious life in the state is shaped as much by its dense urban diversity as by the smaller communities scattered across its countryside.