Only In Print: Priest Who Serves at Home in Nigeria, Has ‘Summered’ in Queens Since ’96
August 11, 2021
In the United States, 16-year-old boys can enjoy plenty of diversions — sports, skateboards, PlayStations — but when Father Celestine...
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Neighborhood Decline Prompts Relocation of Carmelite Nuns
August 11, 2021
Late-night neighborhood rowdiness has prompted Carmelite nuns at the Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Joseph in...
Another Statue Vandalized Outside a Catholic Church in NYC
August 9, 2021
Another statue of the Virgin Mary was vandalized outside a Catholic Church in New York City, this time early Sunday...
‘Something Needs to be Done’ About Gun Violence in NY
August 5, 2021
Whoever succeeds current Mayor Bill de Blasio should know that the city’s future depends on public safety, said Bishop Nicholas...
Only In Print: Priest From Ghana Inspired by New York Catholics Each Summer
August 5, 2021
For Father Albert Amakyi, once again it’s summertime in, of all places, New York.
Affordable Housing Proponents Seek Property Tax Reform
August 2, 2021
Property tax reform advocates say the owners of homes in low-income neighborhoods shoulder greater tax burdens than owners of homes...
‘It is Most Beautiful and Certainly Worthy of God’, Emmaus Center an Evangelizing Performance Venue for the Diocese of Brooklyn
July 27, 2021
A historic opera house on Brooklyn’s northwest side has been brought back to its former glory to serve as the...
Local Haitian Clergy Await Answers About Assassination As New Government Takes Over
July 21, 2021
Haiti-born clergy in Brooklyn kept their emotions in check as a transfer of power in their homeland was completed Tuesday,...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Honored With Gusto After Last Year’s Scaled-Down Feast
July 16, 2021
The mercury climbed to 91 degrees in Williamsburg on Friday, July 16, but faithful Catholics ignored the heat and humidity...
Haitian Catholics Lament Assassination of President But Hope for Best
July 15, 2021
In the Diocese of Brooklyn, Haitian Catholics renew pleas for peace and prayer a week after the July 7 assassination...