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Diocesan News

Bishop Brennan Offers Prayers For Those Impacted By Brooklyn Building Collapse

Bishop Robert Brennan offered prayers for those affected by a building collapse on Nov. 11, which killed at least eight and injured more than a dozen. Read More

International News

3 Million People Give Pope Leo XIV a Warm Welcome as He Arrives in Peru

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lima Nov. 11 for the much-anticipated final leg of his 12-day apostolic journey to South America, landing in the country that the pope described as "one of my many homes." Read More

International News

In Pope Francis’ Homeland of Argentina, His Successor Carries Forward Legacy of Prioritizing the Poor

Argentina gave the Catholic Church its first Latin American pope but never welcomed him home during his 12-year pontificate. Now Pope Leo XIV has come to a country where Pope Francis' memory remains a source of both pride and political controversy, retracing his predecessor's footsteps while advancing his vision of a Church close to the poor Read More

International News

How a Vatican Trip by Six Black Catholics Planted Seeds of Change

In 1971, Black Catholic leaders from the U.S. went to Vatican to address racism. Their journey had a lasting impact on the Church. Read More

VIDEO: Catholic Couple Launches Scholarship Amid Military Chaplain Shortage

Douglas Oldmixon discusses the shortage of Catholic military chaplains and a scholarship he and his wife named for Father Vincent Capodanno that aims to support seminarians preparing to serve in the U.S. military. Read More

National News

Staten Island Street Where Dorothy Day Lived Renamed in Her Memory

The Staten Island street corner near the former home of Servant of God Dorothy Day was officially renamed in her memory by New York City during a ceremony on Nov. 8 on what would have been her 129th birthday. Read More

VIDEO: Shalom Catholic Community Hosts Friendsgiving in Brooklyn Ahead of World Day of the Poor

Shalom Catholic Community hosted a free Friendsgiving in Greenpoint, bringing meals, services and fellowship to neighbors. Read More

VIDEO: Transitional Deacons Ordained at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Four to Serve the Diocese of Brooklyn

Four men were ordained transitional deacons and will be serving the Diocese of Brooklyn ahead on the last step in their journey to the priesthood. Read More

International News

Over 90 Us Lawmakers Call for Pope Leo To Address Next Congress in Bipartisan Letter

Ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, a bipartisan group of more than 90 U.S. lawmakers urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to invite Pope Leo XIV to address Congress, saying the U.S.-born pope's "unique perspective" and "ties to our country" would be "a unifying force" for officials. Read More

International News

Pope Leo XIV Arrives in Argentina, Meets President Milei While Urging Respectful Dialogue

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Buenos Aires Nov. 8 urging Argentina's civil leaders to safeguard democracy, protect the unborn, and engage in respectful dialogue across political divides after meeting with President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada presidential palace. Read More