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Diocesan News
Brooklyn Faithful Celebrate Palm Sunday With A Triumphant Street Procession
For Jessica Figueroa, there was only one way to get into the spirit of Holy Week: being among the scores of Catholics from the Diocese of Brooklyn’s large and vibrant Hispanic community who celebrated Palm Sunday in a procession led by Bishop Robert Brennan.
Only In Print: St. Fidelis’ Outreach Program Hits the Streets to Help the Needy
The weather was chilly, still, dozens of people swarmed small card tables piled high with sandwiches, fresh produce, canned goods, toiletries, and clothing offered by St. Fidelis Street Outreach near the intersection of 14th Avenue and College Point Boulevard.
Union Man Took His Ideas to the Grave Sans Headstone
In the late 1930s, longshoreman and union activist Pete Panto stood up to organized crime thugs, who kidnapped and murdered him. His grave has no headstone, but now efforts are underway to correct that.
The Proper Way to Dispose of Palms
Many Catholics wonder what to do with old palms after the memories of Palm Sunday fade into the distant past.
Carlo Acutis Relic Helps Students Strengthen Their Faith
Blessed Carlo Acutis is helping students in the Diocese of Brooklyn grow closer to their faith. Scores of students came to Holy Family Church in Fresh Meadows on Wednesday, April 6 to take part in a prayer rally where they were given the opportunity to venerate a relic of Acutis.
Steel From USS Arizona to be Pressed Into ‘Freedom Medals’ in Woodside
Steel from USS Arizona to be pressed into ‘Freedom Medals’ in Woodside, Queens. Msgr. Thomas Machalski, pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bayside, Queens, recently participated in a multi-faith blessing ceremony of these metal pieces of history.
Only In Print: Tablet’s College Fair Helps Students Open Door to Future
The Tablet’s College Fair — the newspaper’s first in-person academic event since the start of the pandemic — drew a large crowd of enthusiastic students at St. Edmund Preparatory High School on Tuesday, April 5.
LaGuardia Airport to Receive Room For Religious Services by ‘End of Year’
Chaplains will have access to room in the new Central Hall at LaGuardia Airport, between Terminals B and C, after renovations are completed there in 4th Quarter 2022, a Port Authority official confirmed.
Catholics Get First-Hand Account on Ukraine at Williamsburg Prayer Service
Film producer Jason Jones did not have to enter Ukraine to assess the humanitarian crisis wrought by Russia’s invasion a month and a half ago.