The second collection in all parishes in Brooklyn and Queens this weekend will be for the benefit of Catholic communications programs in the United States and the diocese.
Month: May 2017
Catholic Father Dies Attempting To Suppress Hate Speech
On a crowded Portland commuter train May 26, a selfless Catholic father of four stepped forward to calm a tense situation. He was that kind of guy.
Mauro Apollonio
Mauro Apollonio, father of Rev. Mr. Nicholas Apollonio, who will be ordained to the diocesan priesthood June 3, died May 22 in Italy.
Father Thomas P. Maloney
A memorial Mass for Father Thomas P. Maloney, a priest of the Rockville Centre Diocese, will be celebrated June 8 at St. Joseph’s Church, Babylon, L.I.
Edith Martinez
Edith Martinez, the wife of Deacon German Martinez, of Transfiguration parish, Williamsburg, died May 23.
Pope-Trump Meeting Furthers US-Vatican Collaboration
Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump spent 30 minutes speaking privately in the library of the Apostolic Palace May 24, and as the president left, he told the pope, “I won’t forget what you said.”
All Hands on Deck! Chaplain Coming Aboard!
U.S. Navy Lieut. Mark Bristol, aka Father Mark Bristol, parochial vicar at St. Anastasia parish, Douglaston, celebrated his first anniversary as a priest, with a three-day whirlwind observance of Fleet Week.
Communicating the Message of Jesus
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,
Each year, the Diocese of Brooklyn, through the DeSales Media Group, joins in the annual World Communication Day celebration. The theme chosen by our Pope Francis for the 51st World Communication Day is; “Fear not, for I am with you, (Is 43:5) Communicating Hope and Trust in our Time.”
Successful Ministry Fair
St. Andrew Avellino parish, Flushing, reports that 167 new parish volunteers have signed up after attending the “Planting Seeds, Growing Stewards” Ministry Fair and Expo.
Burlington Bishop Calls for Diocesan Synod to Plan Future
Burlington Bishop Christopher J. Coyne has announced plans to convene the first diocesan synod since 1962.