Parishioners join Father Simon Udemgba in blessing Ray Germain and Joanne McKeon as they renew their vows on their fifth wedding anniversary on July 11 at St. Joseph’s Church in Greenfield Center. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
Graduates Ethan Connolly (l.) and Gregory Beaulieu Jr. celebrate their achievement following commencement exercises on June 4 at Christian Brothers Academy in Colonie. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
With their equipment packed up, twin brothers Patrick (l.) and Brendan McNaughton, 16, prepare to pedal to the next customer’s home on Sept. 19 in Albany. The brothers operate an environmentally-friendly lawn service business together called Zero Carbon Lawn Care. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
Father Stephen Yusko blesses his 8-month-old nephew, Luca Yusko, as he’s being held by his mother, Alyssa Yusko, following Father Yusko's ordination to the priesthood on June 19 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
Three-year-olds learn the movements to “If You’re Happy and You Know It” as music teacher Eugene Lorini demonstrates how to tap a foot on Sept. 16 at St. Mary’s School in Waterford. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
Robert Egan, of Albany, prays during a special liturgy to mark the start of the worldwide synod on Oct. 25 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
Ray Germain and Joanne McKeon, who have been married five years, renew their vows along with all the attending couples during the 49th Annual Diocesan Marriage Jubilee on Oct. 30 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
The Niangoran sisters: Naomi, 17, (from l), Sephora, 16, and Melissa, 12, are shown at their home on April 14 in Troy. The sisters, who are from the Ivory Coast, were baptized at Our Lady of Victory Church during Easter Vigil. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
Payton Sawyer's Superman mask hangs on the desk barriers in his Pre-K and kindergarten class on Jan. 28 at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish School in Niskayuna. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
Ray Germain and Joanne McKeon celebrate five years of marriage and renew their vows on July 11 at St. Joseph’s Church in Greenfield Center. Ray was married to his late wife, Marcia, for 55 years and Joanne was married to her late husband, Ward, for 40 years. Their years together equal a total of 100 years of marriage. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
A family member of a fallen police officer places a white rose in a vase to signify the sacrifice made during the Blue Mass on Sept. 29 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany. The annual memorial Mass honors the deceased members of the law enforcement community. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
Family members of fallen police officers place white roses in a vase to signify the sacrifices they made during the Blue Mass on Sept. 29 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany. The annual memorial Mass honors the deceased members of the law enforcement community. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
Marco Pantoja III, 18, (c.) lights candles for Easter Vigil Mass on April 3 at St. John the Baptist Church in Valatie. Pantoja acted as godfather to his family members when they were baptized during the Mass. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
Newly-ordained priest Matthew Duclos (c.) is vested with stole and chasuble during the Rite of Ordination on June 19 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
Emma Godfrey, 4, sends a marble down a twisty ramp during a STEM class on Sept. 16 at St. Mary’s School in Waterford. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
Father Desmond Rossi (r.) supports Vince Pagano and his wife, Christina Pagano, at the gravesite of their eldest son, Vince Pagano, Jr., on Nov. 9, at St. Adalbert Cemetery in Rotterdam. Vince Jr., died in 2004, Father Rossi received one of his kidneys and finally met Vince Sr., and Christina after 17 years. (Cindy Schultz for The Evangelist)
The Christian Brothers Academy Commencement Ceremony was held on June 3, 2022. Photo by Patrick Dodson
Father Leo Patalinghug, who is a priest, show host and award-winning cook, prepares pasta alla vodka during a special service on March 30 at St. Clement’s Church in Saratoga Springs. Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist
Diocesan Chancellor Giovanni Virgiglio speaks during a ceremony to officially open Catholic Central School on Sept. 15 in Latham. Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist
Deacon Daniel Vallejo Rios embraces his aunt, Ana Valbuena, after his Ordination to the Diaconate on May 21 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany. Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist
Newly ordained priests Russell Bergman (l.) and James O’Rourke (c. with glasses) embrace fellow priests for the Fraternal Kiss of Peace during their Ordination to the Priesthood on June 18 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany. Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist
Sister Monica Marie takes a swing in a rope chair in the courtyard on Jan. 15 in Catskill. Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist
Sister Madeleine (l.) works in the kitchen as she laughs with Sister Monica Marie, both Sister of Life, on Jan. 15 in Catskill. Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist
Matt Dorry prays during Real Talk Rosary's first gathering on Jan. 18. Real Talk Rosary is a diocesan young-adult initiative designed to give millennial Catholics a place to decompress and find peace in the Rosary. Molly Halpin photo
On Nov. 22, Siena College in Loudonville unveiled its latest campus statue: an eight-foot-tall depiction of a young St. Francis walking barefoot in the footsteps of Jesus, which was installed outside the college’s recently renovated Patricia Gioia Hall. Emily Benson photo
The 44th - and final - Bishop Maginn High School Commencement Ceremony was held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany on June 24.The high school closed due to declining enrollment. Thomas Killips photo for The Evangelist
First-grader Charlotte Smith and second-grader Dylan Campito join in prayer during the official opening of Catholic Central School in Latham on Sept. 15. Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist
Gianni Izzo, 7, sits in the driver’s seat of a Cohoes Fire Department hook and ladder truck on Oct. 1 after the parishes of St. Michael and Archangel in Troy, Holy Trinity in Cohoes, St. Ambrose in Latham and Immaculate Heart of Mary in Watervliet celebrated the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel with a Mass at St. Michael’s that was offered for the City of Cohoes’ first responders and presided over by Father Brian Kelly and Father Samuel Bellafiore. Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist
