The sacred tabernacle made of silver and gold dating back to the 1890s at historic St. Augustine Parish was stolen overnight Friday in a brazen burglary that left consecrated Communion, housed inside, scattered within the rubble.
Author: Bill Miller
Harlem Church Packed for Veneration of St. Bernadette Relics on First U.S. Tour
The first-ever U.S. tour of St. Bernadette’s relics has been underway since April, including a May 20 stop at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in West Harlem, Manhattan.
Octogenarians Day of Service in Bayside Showcases Volunteerism
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Bayside rallied together on May 14 for a day of community service. Some members, now in their 80s, have been doing this type of work for more than 50 years.
Cathedral Prep Crew Rewarded With Jet Flights
Cathedral Prep students helped research the purchase options for a jet, which is now the “Flying Classroom” of pioneering pilot Capt. Barrington Irving. The good captain returned the favor recently by giving them rides in the Learjet over Long Island.
St. Athanasius Food Pantry Seeks ‘Kind-Hearted’ Help to Stay Open
St. Athanasius Parish in Bensonhurst needs donations of cash and non-perishable food stuffs to stock its pandemic-era food pantry. The donations will help the pantry stay in operation until permanent funding sources are secured, parish officials said.
Only In Print: Cognia Accreditation Earned by Queens Catholic Academy
Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy – Astoria recently achieved accreditation from an organization that grades schools worldwide. The Diocese of Brooklyn has 66 elementary schools which, like ICCA-A, routinely achieve accreditation, school officials said.
Author Draws on Queens Roots for His Fiction And Poetry Writing
Author Joe Benevento says his novels and poetry spring from the story of his youth — spent as one of seven children of an Italian-American family in Richmond Hill.
Ukraine War Cuts Global Food Exports, Makes Lebanon Unstable
A hunger crisis was already underway because of the 2020 explosion in the Port of Beirut, but now it is worse because the war in Ukraine has curtailed grain exports to Lebanon.
CCBQ Cuts Ribbon For Pope Francis Apartments at Loreto
When Denise Robinson was shown an apartment unit at the Catholic Charities Pope Francis Apartments at Loreto, she knew she had found a new home.
FDNY’s Klein Eulogized as Fearless First-Responder, Dedicated Public Servant
An army of firefighters from the FDNY and units from around the metropolitan area lined the streets of this oceanside community Friday morning to honor one of their own, who died in the line of duty five days earlier.