Catholic schools throughout the statewide Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston now have access to funding to be used to give children with special needs the opportunity to receive a Catholic education.
Month: July 2015
Diocesan Review Boards Faces Ongoing Challenges
According to the Secretariat for Child and Youth Protection at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, U.S. Catholics at every level need to guard against “a tendency for complacency” toward the sex abuse crisis.
Auxiliary Bishops Will Be Ordained at Co-Cathedral
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, will ordain two new auxiliary bishops for the Church in Brooklyn and Queens, on Monday, July 20, at 2 p.m., at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Prospect Heights. Pope Francis appointed the Very Reverend James Massa, 54, and the Reverend Canon Witold Mroziewski, 49, as auxiliary bishops in May. Co-consecrating bishops will […]
New Bishop Relies on Ecumenical Experiences
As moderator of the curia, vicar for higher education and vicar for evangelization, Father James Massa wears many hats in the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens. Next week, he will officially assume another hat – a miter to be exact – as he is ordained one of the diocese’s newest auxiliary bishops. For now, that […]
A Bishop from Poland to Serve All God’s People
For Auxiliary Bishop Witold Mroziewski, 49, his appointment is another opportunity to serve the diocese he has loved for almost his entire priestly life.
A Bishop’s Coat of Arms Tells His Personal Story
The Church adopted heraldry as a means of approving and authenticating documents as well as indicating ownership of church buildings. To this day, the bishop’s coat of arms are used in official correspondence and the sealing of important documents.
Ordination Liturgy Will Be Seen Live on Television
New Evangelization Television (NET-TV) will provide live coverage of the ordinations of Auxiliary Bishops James Massa and Witold Mroziewski, from St. Joseph Co-Cathedral on Monday, July 20, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The ceremony also will also be streamed live on www.netny.tv.
Auxiliary Bishops Named to Titular Sees in US
While serving as auxiliary bishops of Brooklyn, Bishop James Massa has been named the titular bishop of Bardstown, Ky., and Bishop Witold Mroziewski has been named the titular bishop of Walla Walla, Wash.
New Bishop Is Tireless In Support of Polonia
Msgr. Peter Zendzian shares his experiences of how he and then-Father Witold Mroziewski worked together to revive the spiritual life of Our Lady of Czestochowa-St. Casimir parish in 1993.
Parishioners Agree: Bishop Witold Is a People Person
Bishop Mroziewski’s family and parishioners could not be more happy or confident that he will be a great bishop.