It was the strangest Holy Week in recent memory throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Month: April 2020
Teachers’ Drive-by Easter Parade Lifts Students’ Spirits
A drive-by Easter parade is how teachers from Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy in Corona, Queens, chose to stay as close to their students as possible during a time when they can’t be together in person.
The Diocese of Paterson
Bishop-elect Sweeney will be heading to a diverse diocese that includes both urban and suburban areas of New Jersey.
The Meaning of Our Priesthood
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,
This is the full text of Bishop DiMarzio’s video message on Holy Thursday for the priests of Brooklyn and Queens.
At the beginning of Lent, I read something in a spiritual book, which I cannot find now. However, one of the Fathers of the Church said, he who does not know how to feast, does not know how to fast. This is good advice for Lent.
Anniversary of Notre Dame Fire Marked Under Shadow of COVID-19 Pandemic
As flames engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral one year ago, two critical moments standout among many of the first responders in Paris: The moment the Crown of Thorns was retrieved from a glass safe in the reliquary and the decision to send 50 firefighters into the north tower to directly fight the blaze.
Brooklyn Priest Named New Bishop of Paterson
Pope Francis has named a Brooklyn priest, Father Kevin Sweeney, as the next bishop of Paterson, New Jersey.
Sports Round-Up April 18
Two members of the Msgr. McClancy girls’ varsity soccer team will be continuing their playing careers in college as teammates.
Sister Helen Prejean Spending COVID-19 Quarantine Advocating for Prisoners
In back-to-back homilies, Pope Francis prayed for prisoners and those facing unjust sentences – something Sister Helen Prejean has spent her life spotlighting, no more so than in light of the COVID-19 pandemic where the prison population is more vulnerable than ever.
Pope Francis Sends His Condolences to Bishop DiMarzio and the Diocese of Brooklyn
The Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn has learned of condolences from Pope Francis over the death of two priests serving the Diocese of Brooklyn due to coronavirus.
Italian Bishop Breaks Ranks to Publicly Challenge Coronavirus Restrictions
Dating back to March 8, when the bishops’ conference announced the suspension of all public Masses in keeping with government measures to combat the coronavirus, Italy’s ecclesiastical lockdown is the longest-running in the world, and to date support at the leadership level has been remarkably compact.