Meghan Clark opened her email last month and found correspondence from the Vatican that left her speechless. Clark, assistant chair of theology at St. John’s University, learned that Pope Leo XIV appointed her to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
One baptism, five first Communions, and 13 confirmations marked the sacred rites that were celebrated on April 12 for the 13 St. John’s University students who had completed the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) and were fully initiated into the Church.
James Friscia, 17 and a senior at St. Edmund Preparatory High School, is the first person in the school’s almost 95-year history to be accepted into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
On March 31, students from St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy in Ozone Park joined forces with students from Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy in Cypress Hills to create Kindness Packages for St. Teresa of Avila’s food pantry.
Renovations completed and others underway at Mary of Nazareth Parish in Fort Greene will be honored April 16 with the Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award.
For Peter, the journey to sobriety began at St. Christopher’s Inn in Garrison, which has offered 12-step treatment programs since 1960.
Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School’s symphonic band — featuring 23 brass, percussion, and woodwind musicians — performed March 28 at New York City’s prestigious High School Honors Music Festival, the only Catholic school to do so.
Faithful from across Brooklyn and Queens gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James for Easter Mass on April 5, leaving many hopeful for the future of the Church.
The Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis for the Diocese of Brooklyn has reported that 1,288 people — including 683 catechumens and 605 candidates — will become fully initiated into the faith at Easter Vigils this year throughout the diocese.
The Italian Apostolate of the Diocese of Brooklyn celebrated along with Bishop Emeritus Nicholas DiMarzio a candlelight Way of the Cross on Good Friday.
