On Aug. 1, the first official day of World Youth Day, the pilgrims from the Diocese of Brooklyn spent the entire day at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima.
Diocesan News
The Tablet’s Fundraiser for Catholic Schools Is Back & Bigger Than Ever
What began three years ago as The Tablet’s “COVID Relief Fundraiser for Catholic Schools” will be back in September, allowing all participating schools and their students in the Diocese of Brooklyn to directly benefit from the campaign by earning cash.
Priests Recall Their Past Lives as a Naval Corpsman, Chef & Actuary
Father Edwin Ortiz believes that he wound up where he was always meant to be — in a parish serving as a priest. But he took a circuitous route to the priesthood that included working in St. John’s Cemetery and serving as a hospital corpsman in the U.S. Navy.
St. Joseph Dedicates New Saints’ Cove to Battle Cancer Diagnoses
When Vivian Esposti was waging a 21-month-long battle with pancreatic cancer, a disease that would ultimately take her life, she asked her husband Edward to get a statue of St. Peregrine (the patron saint of cancer patients) for their church, St. Joseph’s. On July 24, Esposti was at the church keeping his promise to his wife.
Buyer Beware: You Are Going to Be Scammed By Relic Sellers on Web
Catholics are commanded by canon law not to purchase relics of saints. Still, the internet yields countless sacred items for auction or direct sale.
Ties That Bind: Bracelet-Making Is a Way to Get Kids Into Church
While not everyone has the opportunity to attend World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, next month, St. Bernard of Clairvaux Parish gave more than 60 young faithful the chance to participate in the international celebration of faith.
New Immigrants Bring Their Faith: Red Hook Catholics Praise God as Parish Survives, Thrives After Hitting Hard Times
Father Claudio Antecini, although born in Italy, is now a historian of the neighborhood surrounding his current parish — Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Knights of Columbus Welcomes Family Inductees
Father-son bonding took on a new meaning on Sunday, July 16, as six new members joined the local Knights of Columbus Council at Sacred Hearts Roman Catholic Church in Glendale.
WYD Pilgrims Celebrate Send-Off Mass Ahead of Flight to Lisbon
In preparation for World Youth Day, young pilgrims representing the Diocese of Brooklyn came together for a celebratory send-off Mass Sunday, July 23 at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston.
Elmhurst Parish Using TikTok to Reach Gen Z
When Jason Galindo became the youth minister at St. Bartholomew Church in Elmhurst in January, he knew he wanted to revitalize the
youth program to engage and hold the interests of its more than 200 young members.