Peter and Theresa Mancini, immigrants to the U.S. from Italy, embody the promise — and ultimately the realization — of the American Dream. After years of struggle, sacrifice and hard work, they finally strike it rich, making millions on Peter’s “big idea”: an invention that eases traffic gridlock by carrying passenger cars, like a ski lift, on a cable system above the four bridges out of Manhattan.

With New York City being a tunnel or bridge away from the Paterson Diocese, hundreds of diocesan faithful headed to the Big Apple Sept. 24-25 hoping to see Pope Francis as the popular pontiff made his way to three U.S. cities last week.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Catherine of Bologna Parish here Sept. 20 on Catechetical Sunday and celebrated Mass for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

In a vote on Sept. 20, members of the U. S. House of Representatives voted to freeze funding for Planned Parenthood for one year. The vote followed political debate surrounding information revealed in a series of undercover videos about Planned Parenthood.