If you believe statistics, it would seem that Gen Z isn’t as religious as people from earlier generations. Try telling that to Christopher Mendy, a junior at Hillcrest High School who was one of 1,600 young people who took part in the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Catholic Youth Day celebration at St. Thomas Aquinas Church on Nov. 23.
Author: Paula Katinas
Incarnation Students Embrace New Media Communications Program With Help From DeSales Media
Austin Belizaire, a sixth grader at Incarnation Catholic Academy in Queens Village, sat at a desk in the computer lab on Nov. 22, checking out a new iPad. He was thoroughly impressed.
Ukrainian Musicians Share Their Culture and Hope at Our Lady of Refuge
Ukrainian musician Daria Maksymova relished the chance to perform a concert at Our Lady of Refuge Church in Flatbush, where she played the organ and the piano for an appreciative audience. However, her joy was tempered with sorrow over the ongoing war in her home country.
Bishops Decry Antisemitism In Amsterdam
Calling recent attacks on Jewish soccer fans in Amsterdam “horrifying,” Bishop Robert Brennan condemned the violence and issued a call for prayers for peace.
Cancer Survivor Finds Hope, Healing Through Blessed Carlo Acutis’ Relic
Blessed Carlo Acutis was known for his internet savvy, so it made perfect sense for Margaret Driscoll-Cheah to use the internet to track down a relic of the soon-to-be saint to help her battle kidney cancer.
Deacon Dobbins Relieved of Parish Duties After ‘Offensive Remarks’ Surface
Bishop Robert Brennan has relieved Deacon Dean Dobbins from his role as temporary administrator of Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Williamsburg, the diocese announced on Nov. 18.
Msgr. Gigantiello Relieved of ‘Pastoral Oversight’ After Investigations Into ‘Mishandled’ Finances
Bishop Robert Brennan has relieved Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello from “any pastoral oversight or governance role” after investigations found he “mishandled” parish finances, the Diocese of Brooklyn announced on Nov. 18.
Seminary Looks to Sell 180 Acres for Preservation
The Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, which trained generations of men for the priesthood until 2012, is planning to sell most of its property on Long Island to help the Diocese of Rockville Centre alleviate financial burdens after it declared bankruptcy four years ago.
Priest Hopes to Share Life-Changing Experience Through Pilgrimage
Father Christopher O’Connor has traveled to the suburb of Chalco, on the outskirts of Mexico City, numerous times over the past year to serve Mass, hear confessions, and tend to the spiritual needs of students at a boarding school for impoverished girls run by a community of nuns.
St. Francis Prep Teacher, and Former Priest, Terminated After Allegations of ‘Sexual Abuse of a Minor’
A former Diocese of Brooklyn priest has been “terminated effective immediately” from his position as a religion teacher at St. Francis Preparatory High School in Fresh Meadows after the diocese determined that allegations against him of sexual abuse of a minor, dating back to the 1990s, were credible.