For the next three years, if Catholic families in the Archdiocese of Catania in Italy want to baptize their babies, they’ll have to do so without godparents.
Author: Paula Katinas
Only In Print: CYO Indoor Sports to Resume on Parish-by-Parish Basis
After a long layoff due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) indoor sports are starting up again in the Diocese of Brooklyn. But whether or not a child can participate at their local church will depend on the church’s pastor.
Televised Devotionals Reach Out and Teach
Immediately following the 8 a.m. Mass every weekday morning at the Co_Cathedral of St. Jospeh, Father Christopher Heanue, the co-cathedral rector, leads a devotional prayer — a different prayer each day.
Bishop DiMarzio Recognized As Champion of First Amendment
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, in his role as publisher of The Tablet, has been presented with the Catholic Media Association’s Bishop John England Award for his defense of First Amendment rights.
Diocese Creates Office to Bolster Programs Protecting Children From Abuse
In an effort to enhance protections already in place to combat and prevent sexual abuse within the Church, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio has created a new office that will oversee two existing departments as well as a new position.
Playwright With MS Finds Inspiration in Mother Cabrini’s Life Story
“Happening Woman,” a musical based on the life and times of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, better known as Mother Cabrini, the beloved patron saint of immigrants, is being staged Nov. 13 and 14 in the auditorium of Our Lady of Mercy Church in Forest Hills.
Black Catholic History Month: Knights of St. Peter Claver’s Drive For New Members in High Gear
The nation’s largest black Catholic fraternal organization is looking for new members, and the recruitment drive is already bearing fruit here in the Diocese of Brooklyn. The Knights of St. Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary Inc., a service group founded in 1909 in Mobile, Alabama, reports about 17,000 members in the U.S.
Slow But Steady Progress As Diocese Rebounds From Ida’s Floodwaters
The cleanup and rebuilding of St. Mary’s Winfield Church in Woodside following the massive rainstorm that flooded the building on Sept. 1 will have to be measured in months, not weeks, the pastor said.
Parents Turn to Catholic Education After Public School Crisis Escalates
This year, Lisa Muller-Leo transferred her first-grade daughter Harley from public school to St. Mel’s Catholic Academy in Flushing. The school where Harley attended kindergarten apparently had no clue several weeks into the academic year.
Bishop DiMarzio Celebrates Anniversary of His Episcopacy
On Saturday, hundreds of people came to the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph to see Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrate Mass to mark the 25th anniversary of his episcopacy. The congregation included a large contingent of the bishop’s family and friends who filled the front pews of the co-cathedral.