Tag: St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Pro-Abortion Activists Hold Protests in Cities Around US, Drawing Concern From Some GOP Officials

Protests were staged in many cities across the United States over the weekend, as pro-abortion activists sought to ensure their right to end an unwanted pregnancy, after a leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court indicates that the court is set to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that declared access to abortion a constitutional…


Thousands of Officers Turn Out to Farewell Second of Two Slain Policemen

NEW YORK—For the second time in as many weeks police officers from far and wide assembled on Feb. 2 at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in New York for the funeral of one of their own. A funeral mass was held at 10 a.m. (EST) for Wilbert Mora, the second of two policemen who were…


Wake Held in St Patrick’s for Second of Two Slain NYPD Officers

NEW YORK—For the second time in two weeks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan fell silent as pallbearers carried a flag-draped casket up the steps of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral on Feb. 1. This time was for the wake of police officer Wilbert Mora, the second of two policemen shot and killed in the line of…


Hundreds Attend Funeral for First of Two Slain NYPD Officers

NEW YORK—For the second day in a row Fifth Avenue in New York City was awash in a sea of blue as hundreds of NYPD officers descended upon St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral for the funeral of their fallen brother, Jason Rivera, on Jan. 28. The day before was Rivera’s wake. While attendees stood outside…


Thousands Attend Funeral for First of Two Slain NYPD Officers

NEW YORK—For the second day in a row Fifth Avenue in New York City was awash in a sea of blue as thousands of NYPD officers descended upon St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral for the funeral of their fallen brother, Jason Rivera, on Jan. 28. The day before was Rivera’s wake. While attendees stood outside…


Hundreds of Police Turn Out to Wake of First of Two Slain NYPD Officers

NEW YORK—Fifth Avenue in Manhattan fell silent as pallbearers carried the flag-draped casket of NYPD officer Jason Rivera up the steps of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral on the morning of Jan. 27. The only notable sounds came from a police helicopter hovering above and “Amazing Grace” played on a single bagpipe. Hundreds of New…