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Diocesan News
Columbus Priests, Seminarians Describe Bishop Brennan as Someone Who Reinvigorated the Diocese
Before the Oct. 2 kickoff of the Pontifical College Josephinum “Mud Bowl” — an annual flag football game between seminarians — Bishop Robert Brennan of Columbus jogged across the field to lead the opening prayer.
Caggiano at Rosary for Life Mass: ‘Persistence’ Is Pro-Life Mainstay
Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport told parishioners at Resurrection Church on Oct. 14 that as the world appears to be getting “colder and darker,” persistence is imperative on pro-life issues.
Diocese’s Newest Incardinated Priest Is A Multi-Tasker
Father Jeremias Castillo has been the parochial vicar at Transfiguration Church in Williamsburg for a couple of years, but he recently received incardination, the formal approval for a priest’s move from one diocese to another.
Astoria Catholic Academy Honors 9/11 Victims Advocate Luis Alvarez
An anniversary celebration for Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy (ICCA), Astoria, will honor an alumnus who won a nationwide battle on behalf of 9/11 first responders before that day’s terror attacks led to his own death from cancer.
Bishop DiMarzio Honored
Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School, East Flatbush, paid tribute to Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio during an Annual Gala on Oct. 5.
Only In Print: Who Says a Relic Is Real? The Vatican Has A Process
Retired Msgr. Robert J. Sarno’s career spans nearly a half century, with 38 years serving the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of the Saints.
Only In Print: What is an Imprimatur?
Before Father Jon O. Ukaegbu’s book, “The Holy Rosary,” could be printed, it needed an imprimatur. Only a bishop can grant an imprimatur.
Are You Praying the Rosary Right?
The much-beloved tradition of Catholic devotion to the Holy Rosary is spotlighted every October, and Father Jon O. Okaegbu, at St. Rose of Lima Church, has become a role model for the Church’s goal of appreciating and praying the rosary’s mysteries with greater zeal.
Columbus Day Parade Returns to Streets of New York City
An estimated 35,000 participants marched past St. Patrick’s Cathedral where many stopped to be greeted and have their pictures taken with Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, including actor Chazz Palminteri, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.