Today is an important day for Catholics in the city and around the world. It is Palm Sunday, the date that celebrates the beginning of the last week of Lent, concluding with Easter Sunday. Catholics receive palm leaves and blessings during religious services today. Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem a week before his … Read more
Concepción González has been cooking tamales like these for more than six decades, which she now prepares for her clients. “This was my job that I started doing, which helped us to raise my family and my children,” said Concepción. Now in Astoria they know her as the queen of tamales. She remains faithful to … Read more
A couple of young activists visit the Continental Army Plaza park and show a device that measures air pollution. The results are alarming. Jazmín Morales is the Art and Culture coordinator at the community organization El Puente: “The pollution levels here are 2 to 6 times higher than the national acceptable level.” And it is … Read more
Emma Obando-Funes and her young children cannot hide their joy after finally leaving the migrant camp on the border between Mexico and the United States, where they took refuge for more than a year, after an arduous journey from Honduras. “Happy, I am very happy, because now we have a home, a bed and we … Read more
María Méndez is waiting in the snow to receive her pantry. She is one of about 500 people who receive food each day on New Utrecht Street in Borough Park. “I have two children and I lost my job during the pandemic. I am working temporary days and this has helped me a lot and … Read more
Claudia Balderas thanks God this Ash Wednesday for giving her a second chance… she was one of the first New Yorkers to contract COVID-19 in March of last year. “All of this was difficult and until now I still remember it with a feeling of sadness,” said Balderas. Claudia belongs to St. Bartholomew Catholic Church … Read more
The celebrations of Ash Wednesday, with which the beginning of Lent is marked will be very different from those of previous years as a result of the pandemic. To talk about what the parishioners who attend this service this Wednesday can expect, the priest accompanies us Jason espinal, pastor of Peter and Paul Church in … Read more
Mexico, Feb 14 (EFE) .- Mexican couples lived this Sunday a different Valentine’s Day marked by face masks, with a good part of the activities restricted to stop the contagion of covid-19 and restaurants with limited hours and capacity in good part of the country. “It has been quite a complicated February 14, different. We … Read more
For José Restrepo and his wife Leidy, who opened a flower business for the first time in the middle of last year, this weekend of love and friendship has been the most anticipated in a long time. “Getting the roses ready for Valentine’s Day, getting ready for this big party,” said Restrepo, owner of the … Read more
Ecuadorians in New York are preparing for a historic event: elect – next Sunday – their representatives for the Presidency and the Assembly. Osvaldo Guzmán, an Ecuadorian voter, points out: “We all have the obligation to attend this event, to try to cast the vote. Do it with the heart, with a feeling of choosing … Read more