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Church worries about pantry’s future
Photo by Flonia Telegrafi Friday morning at the Give Them to Eat Ministries food pantry.By Flonia Telegrafi Spanish Evangelical feeds growing numbers Every Friday morning, a parade of people minding...
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Teen pregnancy rates remain high
Bienvenido Hernandez, dean at Village Prep HS in Mott Haven, tries to help students make wise decisions about sex. Mott Haven’s rate is the highest in city, study finds As the city has started to...
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Church celebrates 125th anniversary
Brianne BarryA nun from the Sisters of Charity walks down 150th Street with parishioners near Immaculate Conception Church on Nov. 11. Melrose landmark has welcomed immigrants for over a century Chants...
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St. Jerome’s faced with closure
Joe HirschStudents, their parents and school administrators rallied to save St. Jerome School on Dec. 12 in Mott Haven. Principal, pastor have a month to devise a plan After 140 years providing an...
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Archdiocese announces it will close St. Jerome
Joe HirschStudents in front of St. Jerome on Jan. 21 urged the Archdiocese of New York not to close the Catholic School. School will shut its doors after 141 years The Archdiocese of New York announced...
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Mott Haven pastor from Brianne Barry on Vimeo. =”http://vimeo.com/63270149″>Mott Haven Pastor Finds Joy in Cancerfrom Brianne Barry on Vimeo.
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Msgr. Gerald Ryan is dead
Msgr. Gerald Ryan in a photograph from The History of St. Luke’s Parish, published in 1997. Pastor led St. Luke’s for 47 years When Msgr. Gerald Ryan became pastor of St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church...
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Father Grange dead at 73
Courtesy of St. Jerome ChurchFather Grange addresses graduates of a youth empowerment program at the HANDS Community Center in 2010. Mott Haven-raised priest fought for immigrants’ rights Father John...
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St. Roch on the chopping block
Vanessa WaznisThe Church of St. Roch after a recent Mass. Archdiocese announces closing of area church Lindsey Guzman can still remember her mother and grandmother baking empanadas for the entire...
View ArticleCongregation prays to keep its church
If St. Roch closes, many say they’ll stay home Sundays Many elder parishioners at the Church of St. Roch on Wales Avenue say that if the Archdiocese of New York follows through on its plan to close...
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St. Roch Church’s appeal delayed
Christine BrinkParishioners rallied in front of the Church of St. Roch on Wales Avenue. on Sept. 13. Faithful will meet in front of church every evening to pressure the Archdiocese Parishioners from...
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Parishioners prepare for popular Pope’s visit
Harini ChakrapaniPastor Antonio Palacios, second from left, at St. Anselm’s Church, eagerly anticipates meeting Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan on Thursday. Mott Haven faithful...
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Unused churches will house homeless
Kathryn CasteelJean Rice, a volunteer representative for the group Picture the Homeless, advocates fora new mayoral initiative in front of a Melrose shelter on Sept. 23. Mayor announces initiative to...
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Bronxites celebrate ‘El dia de los muertos’
Tadia ToussaintDancers of the Calpulli Mexican Dance Company at the Day of the Dead Festival in Melrose on October 21. Latinos celebrated the Mexican ‘Day of the Dead’ in Melrose Bright yellow flowers,...
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Muslim population outgrows local mosque
Christine BrinkWorshippers pray in front of the Masjid Ebun Abass mosque. Increase in worshippers forces congregation to seek bigger space Despite the noise from passing pedestrians and fire trucks,...
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Mott Haven church takes on Preservation Commission
Congregation says landmark status would commit 128-year-old church to repairs it can’t afford So far this year Father Francis Skelly has battled the Housing Authority, the Department of Education and...
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St. Roch members continue fight for their church
By Michael H. Wilson. Parishioners pray at St. Roch. Decree allows parishioners back in for prayer, but not for Mass As she took in the familiar surroundings—prayer candles and statues of the saints...
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Immigrants receive a helping hand
Volunteer teachers Yohan Garcia, Puri Padilla, and Adela Paredes help out at St. Jerome H.A.N.D.S.’ weekly food pantry for immigrants and families in need. Photo: Allyson Escobar A popular program for...
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Love Thy Neighbor: local churches share worship space
Olga Javier (left) leads a Bible study session before the Sunday morning service for Iglesia Evangelica Independiente. Photo by Sarah Matusek. Churches team up to cope with declining revenues Pale blue...
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Pastor, city square off over church parking lot
Pastor David Serrano inside Thessalonica Christian Church. Photo: Joe Hirsch A protracted rift between a Mott Haven church and the housing department over the fate of a city-owned parking lot boiled...
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