Many Brooklynites know their city’s rich heritage in the movement to abolish slavery. However, Brooklyn’s history also contains a harsh history of slavery reaching back to the days of colonialism.
Diocesan News
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.
Men’s Conference Inspires Through Faith and Football
Faith, redemption, and football metaphors filled The Ultimate Playbook conference at the Emmaus Center in Williamsburg on June 11, which aimed to provide men with guidance to improve their spiritual and personal lives.
NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force Investigating Vandalism Incident at CCBQ Headquarters
After a vandal wrote “All Catholics are rapists” in black marker outside the Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens’ headquarters in Brooklyn Heights, the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect.
Only In Print: Field Masses Return
This year’s Memorial Day Masses resumed in person following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
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.”
Only In Print: Pick of the Glitter: Stolen Jewels Returned to Regina Paris – Twice!
The scene was the Basilica of Regina Pacis at the border of Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst.
Music Helps Fill the Church At the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph
Music Director Alejandro Zuleta and Choir Leader Cristina Maria Castro at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights believe that music is the best medicine to bring parishioners back to the pews following the Covid pandemic.
St. Francis College Valedictorian Worries About Family in Ukraine
While many people have apps on their phones like WhatsApp, DoorDash, or Uber, Antonina Horzov has one called Alarm — which alerts her whenever air raid sirens sound in Irshava, her native city in Ukraine.
Only In Print: Msgr. Noone Honored
Msgr. Kevin Noone, pastor emeritus of Our Lady of Angels Parish, Bay Ridge, speaks in front of family members on May 22 at the dedication ceremony for the renaming of the parish auditorium in his honor.