Police, politicians, and priests on Wednesday, Feb. 2 joined the family of Wilbert Mora, a New York City police officer, at his funeral, offering eulogies that told of his colossal size and heart to match.
Author: Bill Miller
Catholic Schools Week Starts With Robotics Demonstration For Bishop Brennan
Bishop Robert Brennan got a crash course in robotics during his first stop on a tour of Diocese of Brooklyn schools during Catholic Schools Week 2022. The instructors were members of the robotics team — the famed “Sharp Blades” —at St. Bartholomew Catholic Academy in Elmhurst, Queens.
Local Clergy Praise Beatification of Father Rutilio Grande in El Salvador
Thousands filled Salvador del Mundo Plaza in San Salvador for the beatification ceremony of Father Rutilio Grande. Among them was retired Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros of the Diocese of Brooklyn, who described the event as “moving.”
Only In Print: Could Father Rutilio Grande Be The Patron Saint For Mental Health Ministry?
Although he was treated for mental illness, Father Rutilio Grande never stopped sharing the Gospel. Some suggest this martyred El Salvadoran priest should be the “patron saint of breaking mental health stigma.”
CCBQ Donates Mobile Office To Aid Kentucky Tornado Victims
Last month, Msgr. Alfred LoPinto, president and CEO of Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, decided the organization’s mobile office would get better use in Western Kentucky where a spake of killer tornadoes had just torn across the region.
Ribbon Cut on Catholic Charities’ Robert Charles Golden Community Outreach Center
Robert C. Golden, longtime benefactor of Catholic Charities of Brooklyn Queens, was given a special posthumous honor on Jan. 27 when CCBQ named its renovated service center after him.
Only In Print: Gratitude to Mary, Mother of the Unborn, Shared in ‘Book of Life’
Visitors to the Chapel of Mary, Mother of the Unborn, write their appeals for intercession and profound gratitude for answered prayers in the chapel’s “Book of Life.”
Only In Print: Basilica of Regina Pacis’ Chapel for Mary, Mother of the Unborn a Testament to Life
For anyone seeking proof of modern-day miracles, the Basilica of Regina Pacis has plenty of examples on display — thousands of them, in fact — in its Chapel of Mary, Mother of the Unborn.
St. Athanasius Academy Grad Returns to Renew Parish Ties
Ignacyo Matynia, an actor on screens large and small, changed his first name — not an unusual thing for performers — but his motive for doing so was different than most.
‘Sistine Chapel of Queens’ Honors St. Dominic of Amityville Sisters
The Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, New York have a rich history of serving Sacred Heart Church, especially as teachers in the parish school since it opened in 1941. To honor them, the final of six murals that have been painted on the ceiling of the church was dedicated Sunday, Jan. 23.