Bishop Robert Brennan marked his 60th birthday on June 7.
Diocesan News
Bishop Brennan Leads Interfaith Prayer Service to Remember Victims of Mass Shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde
Bishop Robert Brennan and the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns (VBCC) led an interfaith prayer service on Sunday, June 5, at Immaculate Conception Church for victims of the recent mass shooting around the country.
Three Priests Welcomed to the Diocese, First Group Ordained By Bishop Brennan
Three men on Saturday, June 4 added the title of “Father” to their names, and learning their parishes parish assignments in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Their ordination ceremony was the first for Bishop Robert Brennan since he was installed late last year.
Only In Print: What A Celebration
St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Bay Ridge closed out the celebration of its 50th-anniversary year on Sunday, May 22.
Only In Print: ‘Way’ To Go
Andrew Sichenze, Father Robert Adamo, and Councilmember Justin Brannan hold the new St. Ephrem’s Way street sign.
Only In Print: A Joyful Distraction
Guardian Angel Parish, Brighton Beach, partnered with the School for Ukrainian Studies to host the Ukrainian Children’s Festival on May 21.
Bishop Brennan Blesses St. Augustine In ‘Penitential Rite of Reparation’
One week after the discovery of the desecration and burglary of St. Augustine’s tabernacle, Bishop Robert Brennan will bless the church as part of a Penitential Rite of Reparation that will take place during St. Augustine’s 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday, June 4.
Affordable Housing Advocates Fret Over Proposed Stabilized Rent Hike
New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board will vote June 21 on the biggest hikes for stabilized rent rates in nearly 10 years. Landowners say they need the hikes to keep pace with inflation. Tenants, meanwhile, assail the idea, adding that inflation is what keeps them from paying more on rent.
Sticker Shock at Supermarket: Food Prices Make Biggest Jump in 42 Years
Jennifer Uzzi-Silverio, a former teacher who works for a Catholic teacher’s union, not only has to continuously stretch her dollars at the supermarket, she has cut back on certain food items for herself to ensure that her two sons, James, 17, and Jackson, 10, have enough.
Cardinal Tagle’s Visit is ‘Like Sunlight’ For a Queens Hospital’s Staff and Patients
Minutes after Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle spoke to the Elmhurst Hospital Center administration and staff, Liberty Abelido presented him with a boxed pastry — simultaneously upholding the Filipino tradition of offering food to someone when they arrive, and showing appreciation for the visit.