Modern-Day New York Guardsmen Honor Civil War ‘Irish Brigade’
December 23, 2021
On Dec. 13, 1862, a brigade of Union infantrymen, many of them Irish Catholic immigrants who had settled in Brooklyn...
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Knights Initiative Celebrates, Seeks Reconciliation With Native Americans
December 22, 2021
Some 80 years before the Pilgrims voyaged west seeking religious freedom in the “New World,” the Catholic faith was already...
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Returns to Co-Cathedral with Huge Gathering
December 13, 2021
The overflow gathering, estimated at more than 1,000 people, had come to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary, who in 1531...
Only In Print: Archdiocese Officially Hands Dorothy Day’s Sainthood Cause to the Vatican
December 10, 2021
Documents supporting the cause for sainthood for social activist and devout Catholic Dorothy Day are now signed, sealed, and about...
Year of St. Joseph Wraps With Fervor to Keep Pursuing His Examples
December 9, 2021
Michele Boucher prays to St. Joseph seeking intercession for her 16-year-old daughter, who has cerebral palsy. She didn’t know this...
Only In Print: Resolving Mysteries That Surround the Foster Father of Jesus: Saint Joseph
December 9, 2021
St. Joseph is as relevant today as he was during the birth and boyhood of Jesus. That understanding was illuminated...
Bishop Brennan Urges Youth, ‘Don’t be Afraid to Give Yourself to Jesus’
December 6, 2021
Bishop Robert J. Brennan celebrated Mass Saturday, Dec. 4 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph to observe World Youth Day....
CNN Fires Chris Cuomo Amid Allegation of Misconduct
December 6, 2021
The woman who alleges Chris Cuomo sexually harassed her came forward after “jaw-dropping” evidence demonstrating that “Chris Cuomo played an...
More Than One ‘Grinch’ To Blame For Christmas Tree Price Hikes
December 2, 2021
Local Christmas Tree vendors confirm prices are 10-20 % higher this year, but they pledged not to gouge the loyal...
Abuse Survivor Cheers Bishop’s Pledge To ‘Address Issues In The Past, And To Heal’
November 30, 2021
Anthony Hughes is among a half-dozen conscientious people on the Survivors Advisory Committee for the Diocese of Brooklyn. He represented...