Queens Artist’s Icons at NY Church Honored with Religious Arts Award
April 25, 2023
The recent art project at The Church of St. Francis Xavier in Lower Manhattan, painted by Patricia Brintle of Queens,...
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Deacon, Age 90, Serving With Hard-Knocks Wisdom, Joy
April 21, 2023
People describe Deacon John Flannery as the embodiment of faith, hope, and joy — plus a fount of wisdom wrought...
Msgr. Geraghty Revered for Courage During 9/11, Rockaway Plane Crash
April 19, 2023
Msgr. Martin Geraghty, who died April 9, Easter Sunday, had a diverse and distinguished priestly career. Still, fellow priests say...
New Catholics Join the Faithful: ‘Great Way to Start My Journey’
April 10, 2023
New Catholics, having received sacraments of initiation at Easter Vigils Saturday, came to Easter Mass Sunday, brimming with the excitement...
Way of the Cross Good Friday Procession Shows the Flesh is Not Weak
April 7, 2023
The Way of the Cross procession over the Brooklyn Bridge on Good Friday, April 7, gave several hundred participants that...
Sojourners Report Transformative Joy at Wrap of 2023 Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage
April 6, 2023
The 2023 Lenten Pilgrimage wrapped on April 5 (Spy Wednesday) at Holy Cross Parish in Maspeth. Pilgrims joined parishioners and students...
Diocese Eyes Reversing Downward Trends in Marriages and Baptisms
April 5, 2023
A couple of years ago, marriage in the Diocese of Brooklyn seemed to be making a comeback.
Nigerian Catholics Dismayed Over Post-Election Violence Back Home
April 5, 2023
People of the Nigerian diaspora in the Diocese of Brooklyn had hoped the national election back home in February would...
Peace Holding in Northern Ireland 25 Years After The 1998 Signing of the Good Friday Agreement
April 5, 2023
“The Troubles” of Northern Ireland — a dispute between Catholic nationalists and Protestant loyalists — roiled violently for three decades...
Boy Scout’s ‘Eagle’ Project Restores Monument to Four Chaplains, Marconi
April 4, 2023
In the Boy Scouts, a young man learns how to pitch a tent, build a fire, tie a tourniquet, cook...