Black History Liturgy Celebrates Church Unity (slide show)
February 22, 2012
by Marie Elena Giossi Representing various backgrounds, dialects, parishes and ministries, local black Catholics converged on Our Lady of Light...
Marie Elena Giossi
New Marian Shrine in Sheepshead Bay
January 18, 2012
by Marie Elena Giossi Despite temperatures in the teens, dozens of parishioners gathered for the blessing and dedication of a...
World AIDS Day – Remembrance, Education, Hope
December 9, 2011
In Park Slope, the fifth annual World AIDS Day Interfaith Candlelight Memorial Service was held at St. Augustine Church.
History on Display in Park Slope — St. Francis Xavier Marks 125th Year (with slide show)
November 17, 2011
An inscribed trowel, handwritten ledgers and golden monstrances, all circa 1900, were among the local treasures on display in Park...
Canarsie Parish Celebrates 50 Years of Faith Building
November 3, 2011
Sunlight streamed through the stained-glass windows of the Shrine Church of St. Jude, Canarsie, as Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio gathered with...
Closed Parish School Sends Desks to Haiti
July 15, 2011
by Marie Elena Giossi Following last year’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, many schoolchildren have taken to learning daily lessons while...
A New Day: Hispanic Renewal Groups Move To New Sites in Brooklyn
July 7, 2011
After sharing memories and shedding tears, Jornadistas said their final farewell to the SS. Peter and Paul Spirituality Center in...
Constituents Urge ‘No’ Vote on the SSM Bill (with slide show)
June 29, 2011
by Marie Elena Giossi Nearly 30 concerned Catholics protested Queens State Sen. Joseph Addabbo’s support for same-sex marriage legislation and...