Ayman Fayez, an “iconographer” from Cairo, Egypt, has completed new icons for the Resurrection Coptic Catholic Church in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where his twin brother, Father Francis Fayez, is the pastor.
Author: Bill Miller
Only In Print: CCBQ Reflecting on Solar Power
Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens has contracted with Houston-based EDP Renewables to purchase green energy for affordable housing buildings. It is one more step to answering Pope Francis’ “Laudato Sí” encyclical.
Priest, an ex-Labor Camp Survivor, Said: ‘God is Love, I Hate No One’
In 1994, Father Dehua (Edward) Zhang fled China where he was held in forced labor camps and a prison for nearly 40 years. Once he reached Queens, he worked hard at his priestly duties to make up for the time lost to imprisonment.
Local Ukrainian Catholics Seek Divine Intervention in Crisis with Russia
On Tuesday, anxiety filled Ukrainians worldwide as Russian military forces moved into eastern portions of the country that contain citizens of Russian heritage who align with Moscow. Among them are members of several Ukrainian Catholic Church parishes in Brooklyn and Queens.
Religious Persecution In Nigeria ‘Has Gotten Worse’: Aid Groups
Religious freedom advocates are confused over the omission of Nigeria from a U.S. State Department list of countries known for having the world’s worst attacks on Christians. “We’re baffled,” said Ed Clancy, of Brooklyn-based Aid to the Church in Need-U.S. “By every single measure, Nigeria has gotten worse.”
Only In Print: Nigerian Writer Faces Cybercrime Charge After Reporting Slaughter of Christians
Prosecutors in Nigeria claim a Catholic journalist violated cybercrime laws when he wrote about complaints that the government failed to arrest any suspects in the Oct. 29 murders of 38 Christians in southern Kaduna State.
Bishop Brennan Blesses New Window At Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish dedicated a new stained-glass window, with a special blessing from the new prelate of the Diocese of Brooklyn, Bishop Robert Brennan. The window replaces the one shattered during Hurricane Isaias on Aug. 4, 2020.
CCBQ Residence Renamed for Bishop Emeritus DiMarzio, a ‘Strong Voice For the Poor’
Bishop Emeritus Nicholas DiMarzio’s leadership was honored Feb. 10 by Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens when it attached his name to CCBQ’s first affordable housing structure for low-income senior citizens. It is now called the Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio Residence.
Organ Donations Align With Catholic Church’s Teachings on Sanctity of Life
Several years ago, when Father Jim Cunningham was undergoing kidney dialysis treatments, he met numerous people enduring the same grind, several times each week, and for three hours each session.
Mayor Adams’ Visit A ‘Big Moment’ For Bushwick Catholic School
New York City Mayor Eric Adams wanted to visit a campus in the Diocese of Brooklyn during Catholic Schools Week 2022. That honor went to St. Brigid-St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Academy in Bushwick.
