On a day when the weather was breathtakingly beautiful, the most stunning sight people saw when they looked up toward the blue sky wasn’t the sun or the clouds, but the Giglio.
Author: Paula Katinas
Pro-Abortion Demonstrators Confront Pro-Life Supporters Outside Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral
A pro-life march and prayer vigil outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Little Italy turned tense on Saturday, July 3, when pro-abortion demonstrators tried to block pro-life supporters from marching to the clinic following the Mass at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Renovates Sacristy in Sister Martin’s Memory
The memory of a beloved nun who served at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church for 52 years — right up to the time of her death in January at age 90 — will be kept alive thanks to a special tribute the parish is planning.
Foundation Builds Ramps to Carry On FF Klein’s Legacy of Service
Friends of the late Firefighter Timothy Klein put aside their grief to continue his legacy of service. Members of the Fight for Firefighters Foundation have resumed a project to build ramps in homes to help people with physical challenges.
Diocese Launches Eucharistic Revival
The Diocese of Brooklyn will be fully participating in the nationwide Eucharistic Revival, with a whole host of activities over the next three years leading up to the National Eucharistic Congress set to take place in Indianapolis in 2024.
Immigrants Ask Congress to Take Action
Jessica Astudillo was in high school before she learned she was an undocumented immigrant. Her parents sat her down and told her the truth — they brought her to America from their native Ecuador when she was two years old.
Bishop Brennan Celebrates Feast of Corpus Christi at Most Precious Blood Parish
The first Mass held at what was then the newly established Parish of Most Precious Blood took place on the Feast of Corpus Christi in 1922. One hundred years later, Bishop Robert Brennan came to the Astoria parish to celebrate the feast and to remind the faithful of the importance of recognizing Jesus Christ’s presence in the Eucharist.
Only In Print: Serving The Lord
A Mass was held at Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, on May 7 for 112 jubilarians (with a total of almost 7,000 years of service) from the Diocese of Brooklyn.
St. Francis of Assisi Introduces New Program of Skills Classes to Eighth Graders
When Olivia Mura started the school year at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy, she had no idea that learning to sew a button would be as much a part of the curriculum in her eighth-grade class as math and social studies.
Only In Print: St. A’s Students Surprise Msgr. Cassato With Celebration Tribute
Msgr. David Cassato has been known to his friends as both. Some jokingly call him “King Dave,” while others playfully refer to him as “The Pope of Bensonhurst.”