Lenten Season Begins With Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral
February 14, 2024
A parishioner receives ashes from Bishop Robert Brennan. (Photo: Alicia Venter) DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Prayer. Fasting. Almsgiving. These are the...
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Their Love for Each Other, and Their Faith in God, Is Always With Them
February 12, 2024
Patty Harold knew the man she was going to marry at first sight. It was the fall of 1971, she...
Queens Pastor Seeks to Remake His Church Into ‘a Center of Black Catholicism’
February 12, 2024
When Father Chris Piasta became the pastor at St. Bonaventure-St. Benedict the Moor six months ago, he knew the parish’s...
New Arrival is Ready to Vie for a National Chess Championship
February 7, 2024
The chess players taking on 12-year-old Mariangel Vargas in weekly competitions at a Midtown church would never guess that she...
Mass of Remembrance Supports Families Who Suffered Premature Death of Their Child
February 5, 2024
At about midnight on Feb. 3, 2023, Erika Cerni felt her daughter rapidly moving in her womb. Only 31 weeks...
St. Brigid Principal Encourages His Students to Build Relationships With Christ
February 2, 2024
The calling toward apostolic discipleship has always been the guiding principle of Israel Rodriguez’s life — even before he had...
Queens Catholic School Uses Microphones to Help Students Cope With Progressing Hearing Loss
February 1, 2024
Jace Hili’s school day starts a little differently from that of his classmates at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy....
Diocese of Brooklyn Makes Strides Supporting Students with IESPs and Learning Challenges
January 31, 2024
For Kristen Gittens, sitting down to do homework with her 6-year-old daughter used to be a guaranteed disaster. Throughout her...
Queens Parish Community Rallied to Support Catholic Couple After Stillbirth
January 30, 2024
At about midnight on Feb. 3, 2023, Erika Cerni felt her daughter rapidly moving in her stomach. Only 31 weeks...
Bishop Brennan Blesses St. Brigid’s Renovations to Kickoff Catholic Schools Week
January 29, 2024
Alyssa Rivera, the kindergarten teacher at St. Brigid-St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Academy, had a surprise for her students when they...