Decades after his heroic death, family, friends, and fellow officers gathered at Holy Cross Cemetery to honor Patrolman Pat Canavan — an off-duty NYPD officer killed while trying to stop a street fight in Bay Ridge.
Author: Bill Miller
New Italian Apostolate Coordinator Aims to Encourage Culture, Faith in the Diocese of Brooklyn
Father Nicholas Colalella has vigorously learned ancient languages, but his fluency in Italian has landed him another job — coordinator for the Italian Apostolate of the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Elders’ Safety Threatened by Nursing Homes Cuts
Headlines heaped tragedy upon tragedy in mid-September with multiple news reports of a Holocaust survivor’s violent death in a Brooklyn nursing home.
Father Velásquez Set to Become Director of Liturgy in the New Year
Father Carlos Velásquez, pastor of St. Brigid Parish in Bushwick, has been appointed the new director of liturgy for the Diocese of Brooklyn. Inspired by the beauty of the Mass since childhood, he hopes to ensure that the diocese’s diverse celebrations of worship — offered in nearly 30 languages — reflect the reverence and unity of Catholic liturgy.
‘¡Viva Cristo Rey!’ The Dying Words of a Boy Saint in Mexico’s Cristero Rebellion
Nearly 100 years ago, José Luis Sánchez del Río joined the “Cristero” rebellion in Mexico to resist the government’s crackdown on Catholics. He lost his life, but gained sainthood.
Brooklyn Man Recalls Surviving Shipwreck of the Andrea Doria in 1956
Ralph Taverniti, 91, was an apprentice tailor in his early 20s, but his future was bleak as his Italian homeland struggled to rebuild from the carnage of World War II. Opportunity awaited in Brooklyn, where his father’s uncle, also a tailor, offered work. So, in 1956 Taverniti booked third-class passage to New York City on a new luxury ocean liner, the SS Andrea Doria.
Catholic Schools Officials Urged To Help Each Other Boost Enrollment in the Diocese of Brooklyn
Champions for Catholic education got the urging of administrators and Bishop Robert Brennan on Sept. 30 to form a “community of collaboration” to bolster enrollments at all Catholic schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
St. Joan of Arc School Adds Scholarship Named for Queens Beloved Priest
Father Christopher Heanue, the new pastor at St. Joan of Arc Parish, has created a scholarship in the name of retired parochial vicar, Father Valdazo, to help families afford tuition at the parish’s school.
Bioethics Talks Mingle With ‘Positive Vibes’ at Diocesan Priests’ Away Convocation
Priests in the Diocese of Brooklyn, ranging from the recently ordained to retired “senior” priests, filled the former Seminary of the Immaculate Conception on Long Island, Sept. 15-19, for their triennial “away” convocation.
Fill ’Er Up: St. John’s Bread & Life Provides Thousands of Hot Meals
St. John’s Bread & Life has a Fill the Truck to raise $50,000 to help mitigate the inflationary costs of food, drastic cuts in government funding, and accelerating demands for service.