Michele Boucher prays to St. Joseph seeking intercession for her 16-year-old daughter, who has cerebral palsy. She didn’t know this was a possibility until she participated in a 33-day study about becoming consecrated to St. Joseph.
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Only In Print: Resolving Mysteries That Surround the Foster Father of Jesus: Saint Joseph
St. Joseph is as relevant today as he was during the birth and boyhood of Jesus. That understanding was illuminated for hundreds of parishioners in the Diocese of Brooklyn during the “Year of St. Joseph,” which concluded Dec. 8. Pope Francis established this dedicated year for the Church worldwide, and it bore fruit locally.
5 Bishops, 1 Parish: Brooklyn Church Raises Group of Dynamic Leaders
The Sunset Park parish has the unusual status as a breeding ground for no fewer than five bishops currently serving in the Diocese of Brooklyn and three nearby dioceses.
Only In Print: St. Thomas Aquinas Academy Offers ‘Different Type of Learning’
The fully remote St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Online Academy in the Diocese of Brooklyn is thriving as parents seek alternatives for their children.
Boy’s Christmas Wish Comes True: He Gets A New Arm
Seven-year-old Jefferson Rodriguez got an early Christmas present from Santa Claus on Saturday — one that brought a big smile to his face and tears of joy to his mother Roció’s eyes. He received a new prosthetic arm.
Bishop Brennan Urges Youth, ‘Don’t be Afraid to Give Yourself to Jesus’
Bishop Robert J. Brennan celebrated Mass Saturday, Dec. 4 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph to observe World Youth Day. He urged youth teenagers from across the Diocese of Brooklyn to be like St. Joseph, cast off fear, and “Don’t be afraid to give yourself to Jesus.”
Bishop Brennan to Students at Alma Mater: ‘I Want to Be Here For You’
Soon after Bishop of Brooklyn Robert Brennan took the pulpit at St. Thomas More Church on the campus of St. John’s University to deliver his homily Sunday night, the 200-plus congregants filled the circular nave with booming applause.
Mayor Imposes Private Business Vaccine Mandate, Expands Indoor Requirements
Just days after announcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all private and religious schools, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a sweeping new mandate covering private businesses in New York City.
Questions Loom Over Vaccine Mandate For Diocesan Schools: ‘Will We Be Shut Down?’
Officials in the Diocese of Brooklyn reacted with concern and confusion over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private and religious schools imposed by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Only In Print: Welcome to Brooklyn!
Scenes from the Installation Mass of the Eighth Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, Bishop Robert J. Brennan.