School officials project that Bay Ridge Catholic Academy will open with 400 students, which would make it one of the biggest elementary schools in the diocese.
Author: Andrew Pugliese
Only in Print: Students Rally in Prayer to Blessed Mother | November 9, 2019
Even at a relatively young age, Maya Wierciszewski, an eighth-grader at Notre Dame Catholic Academy, Ridgewood, realizes the importance of praying the rosary for the unborn.
Only in Print: Sponsor Pay Likely for NCAA Players | November 9, 2019
Catholic colleges are preparing for the time when college athletes will be able to be paid for the use of their image, name and likeness, a likely scenario after the National Collegiate Athletic Association told its member colleges to consider the measure.
Relic Swiped as Queens Man Prays in East Harlem
An unidentified male stole a bag outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on East 116th Street in Manhattan on Oct. 13. Inside was a second-class relic, a piece of stone from the Shrine of St. Michael on Mount Gargano in Italy.
Only in The Tablet: ‘Ofrenda’ Explained, Celebrated | November 2, 2019
Vincenza Julian, a sophomore at The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, has grown up hearing about her Uncle Vinny, a firefighter with the New York Fire Department who died at Ground Zero responding to the terror attack at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. An activity at her school during the week leading up to All Souls Day brought her even closer to her uncle.
Msgr. Quinn, a Candidate For Sainthood, Is Honored
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio is scheduled to meet with Pope Francis in mid-November, and at that time, the bishop will present the diocesan investigation into Msgr. Quinn’s cause to the Congregation for the Cause of Saints at the Vatican. Next, the congregation will open its own investigation to consider Msgr. Quinn for the title of venerable, the second of four steps on the road to sainthood.
Lawyers Pray for ‘Spirit of Truth’
Law professionals from all faiths are invited each year to take part in the Mass, which — according to Sarah Gozo, a former president of the local Catholic Lawyers Guild — aims to remind lawyers of their mission to help and love others.
Only in The Tablet: St. Gerard Majella Brings Hope to Families | October 29, 2019
The miracle of life was evident at a Mass on Oct. 16, the feast day of St. Gerard Majella, at the saint’s namesake parish in Hollis.
Futures in Education Gala Raises $2.4 Million
Futures in Education, an organization that provides tuition assistance to help families pay for Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens, raised $2.4 million at its annual fundraising dinner at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan on Oct. 22.
Crime Spree Raises Issue of Security for Churches
The vandalism, which caused more than $10,000 in damages, was part a spate of crimes at Catholic churches in northern Brooklyn and southern Queens this past summer, raising the already pressing issue of how churches in the all-urban Diocese of Brooklyn can protect their buildings and property.
