Museum’s Marionettes Exhibit Brings to Life Renaissance Tales December 2, 2024 Ascending to an upper floor of the Italian American Museum’s new building on Mulberry Street brings one face-to-face with the...
Transfiguration Welcomes Three New Sisters to Its Community November 27, 2024 After three newly-arrived religious sisters from the Dominican Republic led an entrance procession of a Nov. 20 Mass at Transfiguration...
Thanksgiving & Tolerance | Washington’s Support for Early American Catholics November 27, 2024 George Washington, an American Revolution military hero and the nation’s first president, seldom mentioned the Lord Jesus Christ in speeches,...
Echoes of the Past: Young Ambassadors Confront the Legacy of 400 Years of Slavery November 19, 2024 Father Dwayne Davis stood in the “Door of No Return” on Gorée Island, Senegal, and imagined the fate of Africans...
Diocese Celebrates 125 Years of CCBQ and ‘The Charity of People’ November 18, 2024 A standing-room-only congregation filled the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph on Nov. 17 to join a Vatican official in a celebratory...
Strokes of Faith: Brooklyn Museum Preserves James Tissot’s ‘The Life of Christ’ Collection November 13, 2024 While the name James Tissot may not be as famous as fellow French artist Edgar Degas or the Dutch painter...
Diocese Engages Parishioners in Dialogue Over Potential Mergers November 13, 2024 Taking a cue from the recently completed Synod on Synodality, the Diocese of Brooklyn has commenced meetings to gather members...
Lost WWII Purple Heart Medal Returns to NJ Family After 31 Years, Rekindling Memories of Veteran’s Sacrifice and Smile November 6, 2024 Margarita Manhardt was a child in September 1944 when her family went to the port of embarkation piers in Hoboken...
N.Y. State Bishops to Continue to Support Women Despite Prop 1 Passage November 6, 2024 New York voters approved on Election Day a constitutional amendment billed as an expansion of civil rights protections but deemed...
Beyond the Candy: The Spiritual Roots of All Hallows Eve October 31, 2024 This holiday’s roots stretch back to the 4th century when Christians sought to solemnly venerate Roman martyrs some 300 years...