Mask wearing will be required by all students, faculty, and staff members in the 69 Catholic academies and parish schools across the Diocese of Brooklyn come September 8, the first day of school.
Diocesan News
Summer Mission Appeal Brings Compelling Stories to Diocese of Brooklyn
This year, representatives of 42 mission groups visited parishes in the Diocese of Brooklyn to seek support through the Summer Mission Appeal. Their work exemplifies verses in Matthew 25, including, “Whatsoever you do to the least of my brethren you do unto me.”
Only In Print: Priest Who Serves at Home in Nigeria, Has ‘Summered’ in Queens Since ’96
In the United States, 16-year-old boys can enjoy plenty of diversions — sports, skateboards, PlayStations — but when Father Celestine Anyanwu was 16, he was diving into hastily dug trenches to escape air raids.
Neighborhood Decline Prompts Relocation of Carmelite Nuns
Late-night neighborhood rowdiness has prompted Carmelite nuns at the Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Joseph in Brooklyn to begin plans for a move to Pennsylvania.
St. Mark Shows Support for Future Educators Scholarship at St. Joseph’s College
Children from St. Mark Catholic Academy came together to support an endowed scholarship that will benefit a future St. Joseph’s College student.
Another Statue Vandalized Outside a Catholic Church in NYC
Another statue of the Virgin Mary was vandalized outside a Catholic Church in New York City, this time early Sunday evening in the Bronx, but damage appeared to be slight. A woman reportedly set the fire at the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Mary Church, at 150th St. and Melrose Avenue.
Our Lady of Angels Feast Was a Joyous Parish Reunion
At Our Lady of Angels, the parish feast day literally turned into a feast. Father Mark Simmons, who celebrated the midday Mass, reminded parishioners the title of Our Lady of Angels, “refers to Mary’s place of honor with Jesus among the heavenly angels.”
Late Queens Pastor Remembered at Upstate NY Scout Camp Museum
The memory of the late Rev. Bartholomew “Barry” Frazzitta — who served in the Diocese of Brooklyn for nearly 50 years and was a chaplain to the Boy Scouts of America — will live on for years to come, thanks to the Ten Mile River Scout Camps Museum.
Xaverian Student’s Painting to be Featured in Capitol Hill Art Exhibit
Jemma Parsons, entering her junior year at Xaverian High School, is the winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Contest in Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis’s district (NY-11).
Only In Print: Sacred Heart Teachers Retire With Nearly 80 Years Of Catholic School Commitment
Catholic school teachers Elvira Kunz and Victoria Vitulli can personally attest to Mark Twain’s famous quote, “Find a job you enjoy doing and you will never have to work a day in your life.”