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.
Author: Paula Katinas
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.
Discover the Heartbeat of Faith: ‘Pulse of the Parish’ Returns
If you’ve ever wanted to get a behind-the-scenes look at a parish and the people who make it thrive, now’s your chance. Currents News, the nightly television news program on NET-TV produced by DeSales Media Group (the communications and technology ministry of the Diocese of Brooklyn), presents a new season of “Pulse of the Parish.”
Camille Ferraro Way: A Heartfelt Tribute to ‘Queen of Communion’
Diego Arellano was a student in Camille Ferraro’s second-grade class at St. Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Academy in South Ozone Park in 2004, and even though 20 years have passed, he still holds onto a life lesson she taught him. After Ferraro’s mother had taken a bad fall that left her a paraplegic, the teacher explained to her class of seven-year-olds that she would be taking time off from work to take care of her.
All Souls Day Celebrated With Mass, Blessing of New Mausoleum
A historic Catholic cemetery dating back to the Civil War has a new space to provide a final resting place for more than 2,000 deceased persons.
Diocese, Parishioners Enthusiastic About Upcoming Jubilee Pilgrimages
The Diocese of Brooklyn will make its presence felt in the Jubilee Year, as nearly 200 people will set off on pilgrimages to Rome to share in the excitement with Catholics worldwide. At least three groups from the diocese will travel to Italy next year, and by far, the largest contingent the diocese will send is young people. Dozens of youths have already signed up for a youth focused pilgrimage with Father James Kuroly, director of the Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the diocese, and Bishop Robert Brennan.
Educators Urged to Embrace Change to Help Grow Academies
Catholic academies in the Diocese of Brooklyn will soon begin collecting data on all aspects of their operations and success to develop plans for the future, diocesan officials announced at a conference on Oct. 22.
Faith Renewed: Deacon in Training Aims to Bridge Cultures, Serve Community
At age 46, Danny Li still carries in his heart a vivid memory of a moment of God’s grace he experienced as an 11-year-old boy in his native China.
Humor, Politics Collide: $10M Raised at 79th Annual Al Smith Dinner
The jokes were flying at the 79th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a tradition that during presidential election years is usually a night where both candidates put aside their rancor and engage in light-hearted banter in a spirit of bipartisanship.
Sacred Heart Church Youth Group Raises More Than $7,000 for Wells in Ghana
Pete Stamm recently flew 5,000 miles to another continent, not for adventure or leisure, but for a simple drink of water. Just before the start of the school year, Stamm, a social studies teacher at Sacred Heart Catholic Academy in Glendale, flew to the African country of Ghana and made his way to the village of Konor-Kofe (population: 2,000) to witness a ceremony in which the village elders dedicated a new water well.
