This year’s Chief Brehon of the Great Irish Fair, Bob Benya, couldn’t be a more deserving choice. Benya, the president and CEO of iNDEMAND Networks, has thrived on his Irish upbringing and Catholic education. He’s originally from Stuyvesant Town in Manhattan but has lived the past 20-plus years in Breezy Point. Benya’s great grandparents were […]
by Antonina Zielinska Labor Day may be an opportunity for workers to rest, but the West Indian community of the Diocese of Brooklyn did not take a rest from glorifying God last Monday. With a song of praise for God on their lips, the diocesan contingent was hard to miss in this year’s West Indian […]
by Patricia Zapor WASHINGTON (CNS) – The first days for applying for deferred deportation for some young adults under a program to use prosecutorial discretion brought out tens of thousands of applicants to workshops around the country and a first wave of responses from state governments about what privileges they would and would not extend […]
The Diocese of Brooklyn’s two new auxiliary bishops — Bishop Paul Sanchez and Bishop Ray Chappetto — are two passionate men. They are passionate about doing everything in their power to help others and spread the mission of Jesus Christ throughout the diocese. However, the two auxiliaries share another passion: baseball, America’s pastime. From a […]
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, a renowned biblical scholar and former archbishop of Milan who was considered to have been a contender for the papacy, died Aug. 31 at the age of 85 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Pope Benedict XVI met privately with the cardinal […]
Father Benedict Groeschel, a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal who has long been a popular speaker and television personality, apologized Aug. 30 for interview comments he made that were published online two days earlier, saying that “in a lot of cases” the victim of child sexual abuse is “the seducer.” Father Groeschel also had said […]
by Elisabeth Deffner ANAHEIM, Calif. (CNS) – In addition to the usual teen and children’s programs and the expected selection of workshops on such topics as the power of God and healing relationships, the 41st annual Catholic Renewal Convention sponsored by Southern California Renewal Communities offered a look into the reality of evil in the […]
by Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) – The U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Doctrine has developed a protocol to respond to questions raised about the work of theologians. Approved provisionally in September, 2011, the protocol outlines various steps that committee members and the staff of the Secretariat for Doctrine at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops can […]
The Brooklyn Chinese Apostolate Lay Committee organized a Summer Fun Day in the gym and parking lot of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) Basilica, Sunset Park. Participants enjoyed receiving balloons from the clown, having their faces painted, jumping in the bouncer, getting wet on the water slide, challenging each other at the table games, […]
Six men were ordained transitional deacons for the Diocese of Brooklyn at St. James Cathedral Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, on Saturday, Sept. 1.
