A five-alarm fire tore through the back of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii Church during Mass on Easter Sunday, March 31, leaving five people, including three firefighters, injured, and the rectory and parish center destroyed.
Month: March 2024
Bishop Brennan Celebrates Easter Sunday Mass at Cathedral Basilica of St. James
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Across Brooklyn and Queens, after a united Lenten preparation through the diocesan pilgrimage, Catholics came together to celebrate the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday, March 31. At the Cathedral Basilica of St. James pews were filled to attend what Bishop Robert Brennan, the Mass’s celebrant, called “the pinnacle of our faith […]
Jesus Brings the Light, Bishop Brennan Tells New Converts at Easter Vigil
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Darkness turned into light and with that light came the promise of a new beginning. The Easter Vigil at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights on Saturday, March 30, began with a darkened church. But just as Jesus, through his resurrection, brought light to a darkened world, so too, did […]
On Good Friday, Hundreds Walked The Way of the Cross Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Several hundred people of all ages and cultures had something in common as they poured onto the Brooklyn Bridge Friday, March 29, for the annual Way of the Cross procession.
Obituaries, Week of March 30, 2024
Father John S. Wtulich
Three States Enact New Laws Intended to Ensure Religious Freedom Protections
In the past few weeks, Republican governors in Idaho, Utah, and West Virginia signed into law measures designed to grant religious freedom protections in their states.
A Filipino Villager Endures 35th Crucifixion on Good Friday, Praying for Global Peace
Ruben Enaje, a Filipino villager, has once again undergone the harrowing ritual of being nailed to a wooden cross, marking his 35th time in a symbolic reenactment of Jesus Christ’s suffering on Good Friday.
Pope Washes the Feet of 12 Women During Holy Thursday Mass
Pope Francis on Holy Thursday washed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Roman prison — notably including no men in the ritual — telling inmates to never tire of asking for God’s forgiveness.
Bishop Brennan Leads Good Friday Observances With Processions and Prayers
Bishop Robert Brennan is observing Good Friday on March 29 with a series of solemn ceremonies and processions across the borough.
Bishop Brennan Commemorates Last Supper by Washing Feet of 12 People
Entering into the most holy time of the liturgical season, Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated Holy Thursday Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph on March 28. The Mass included the bishop washing the feet of 12 people to emulate Jesus washing his disciples’ feet.