Nick Blajeski

McClancy Track Stars Set New School Records

Two Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, varsity track runners recently set new school records. At the New York State Championships in March, junior Sidney Gibbons set the new school record in the 55-meter high hurdles with a time of 7.38 seconds. He is currently ranked No. 1 in the state in the 100-meter high hurdles […]

Carrington Is News’ Player of the Year

Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene, senior guard Khadeen Carrington was named the New York Daily News Brooklyn boys’ high school basketball player of the year.

Photo Story: John XXIII

Blessed John XXIII, who will be made a saint April 27, is remembered by many for his warmth, simplicity, social conscience and sense of humor.

Web Exclusive – Slide Show: Welcoming New Catholics

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio baptized four adults and confirmed 13 during the Easter Vigil at Transfiguration Church, Williamsburg. More than 1,100 people in Brooklyn and Queens entered into full communion with the Church by receiving their first sacraments at Easter Vigils held throughout the diocese.

Pope St. John Paul II Inspires Today’s Teens

Students at St. Francis Prep geared up for the canonization of Pope John Paul II by participating in a nation-wide essay contest under the theme: “If Pope John Paul II were alive today, what would he do to bring peace to the world?” The Fresh Meadows school is the only high school in New York City […]

Sorrowful Mother in Carroll Gardens

Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez joined Msgr. Guy Massie, pastor; Father Cletus Forson, parochial vicar; and hundreds of past and present parishioners of Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen Church, Carroll Gardens, for the parish’s decades-old Good Friday street procession. Led by a large red cross, the faithful recall Christ’s Passion by candlelight, carrying statues of the Body of […]