Bishop Robert Brennan is set to visit St. Mary’s of Winfield, Monday evening, Aug. 22, to bless the chapel and the rest of the lower church, which now includes a conference center. Last year, Hurricane Ida deluged Woodside, Queens; 10 feet of water covered parts of St. Mary’s and flooded the lower church.
Sister Colette Moon, SBKM, was in her early 20s when she was struck by a feeling deep inside that she wanted to become a nun. But instead of embracing it, she tried to ignore it.
For Marie Panas, making rosaries by hand is a family tradition. She learned the skill from her mother when she was 7 years old, and now, decades later, she’s still at it.
A grand celebration of the Diocese of Brooklyn was on exhibit Sunday at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James during a Mass to memorialize two centuries of Catholic faith.
Some adjustments to prayers are subtle, leaving some Catholics asking, “why?” The answer is rooted in history, starting with the founding of the Church, when its ancient texts were written in Latin.
The Star Council Award is the highest honor given to a parish council of the Knights of Columbus. Council #5911 from St. Anastasia Parish in Douglaston received the award in 2006 and again this year.
For Sister Caroline Tweedy R.S.M., it wasn’t an “Ah-ha moment” that led her to join the Sisters of Mercy. Rather, it just seemed like the practical thing to do.
A new facility designed to give children a chance to deepen their faith through artistic expression is poised to open in September in a neighborhood that local Catholic clergy members say really needs it.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York will be the main celebrant at a Mass on Sunday, Aug. 14, to mark the 200th Anniversary of the establishment of St. James Parish in Downtown Brooklyn — which later became the Cathedral Basilica of St. James.
The sound of music was alive again on July 28 with the return of the annual summer concert on the Queen’s campus of St. John’s University after a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
