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Sweet video captures a baby giggling and dancing after hearing music for the first time, thanks to cochlear implants. It means a lot to me, especially this year because of the crazy pandemic, congregant Miguele Dayda said.
At St. Patrick s Cathedral in Midtown, Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan celebrated Mass at noon to mark the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period of Increased prayer, penitence, fasting, and acts of charity in preparation for Easter on April 4.
Dolan began the day by helping to distribute food at 7 a.m. at the St. Francis of Assisi Breadline, outside St. Francis of Assisi Church. Ashes were being distributed at St. Patrick s following Mass at 7 a.m., noon and 5:30 p.m., and according to the Archdiocese of New York, it was being done respectfully following social distance guidelines and with a spritz of hand sanitizer between blessings.
Churches embracing reparations
NEW YORK The Episcopal Diocese of Texas acknowledges that its first bishop in 1859 was a slaveholder. An Episcopal church in New York City erects a plaque noting the building s creation in 1810 was made possible by wealth resulting from slavery.
And the Minnesota Council of Churches cites a host of injustices from mid-19th century atrocities against Native Americans to police killings of Black people in launching a first-of-its kind truth and reparations initiative engaging its 25 member denominations.
These efforts reflect a widespread surge of interest among many U.S. religious groups in the area of reparations, particularly among long-established Protestant churches that were active in the era of slavery. Many are initiating or considering how to make amends through financial investments and long-term programs benefiting African Americans.
More US churches commit to racism-linked reparations
David Crary
NEW YORK The Episcopal Diocese of Texas acknowledges that its first bishop in 1859 was a slaveholder. An Episcopal church erects a plaque noting the building s creation in New York City in 1810 was made possible by wealth resulting from slavery.
And the Minnesota Council of Churches cites a host of injustices, from mid-19th century atrocities against Native Americans to police killings of Black people, in launching a first-of-its kind truth and reparations initiative engaging its 25 member denominations.
These efforts reflect a widespread surge of interest among many U.S. religious groups in the area of reparations, particularly among long-established Protestant churches that were active in the era of slavery. Many are weighing how to make amends through financial investments and long-term programs benefiting African Americans.
More U S churches commit to racism-linked reparations news-journal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news-journal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.