n the wake of six women developing blood clots after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control recommended Tuesday that states stop administering the shot.
Diocesan News
A New Beginning For Our Lady of Sorrows
The spirit of renewal and resilience was in the air at Our Lady of Sorrows Church on April 11 as Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio officially installed Father Manuel De Jesus Rodriguez as the pastor and blessed the church’s new Perpetual Adoration Chapel.
Nazareth HS Principal Gets High Honors
The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) recognized Providencia Quiles, the president and acting principal of Nazareth Regional High School, for her leadership in keeping the co-ed Catholic high school open, up, and running for the last nine years.
GOP’s Mayoral Front Runners — Sliwa, Mateo — Spar in Raucous Radio Debate
Two longtime conservative voices in New York City tore into each other on March 31, in a raucous two-hour debate over who should be the Republican Party’s nominee in this year’s election for mayor.
Brooklyn Native, Retired Cop, Is Conservative Party’s Nominee for Mayor
Retired NYPD officer Bill Pepitone, a Brooklyn native, is a registered Republican campaigning for mayor, but he won’t be the GOP’s nominee. Instead, Pepitone has won the nomination of the Conservative Party of New York State.
Basilica of Regina Pacis Adds a Second Spanish Mass to Meet Growing Demand
The 9 a.m. Spanish Mass has outgrown the Basilica of Regina Pacis, so a second Mass will be at 7:30 a.m. Sundays, starting April 11. Msgr. Ronald T. Marino, the pastor, said word is getting out that people can finally return safely to Sunday Mass, especially in the Spanish community, which is packing the basilica each week.
Easter Monday? Yes, Celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection Lasts 50 Days
Easter isn’t over yet! Eastertide, or the Paschal Season as it is sometimes called, is the 50-day period that begins on Easter Sunday and lasts until Pentecost Sunday.
St. Peter Claver Parishioner Rings Bell to Remember COVID-19 Victims
According to the Department of Health, more than 867,000 people have contracted the virus and parts of Brooklyn and Queens have been COVID-19 hotspots. All of those who died in the pandemic or continue to suffer are remembered every day by Stanley Davis, who performs a special task to ensure that everyone in his Bedford-Stuyvesant community remembers them, too.
Only in Print: Religious Symbolism Found Inside The Polish Easter Basket
Though a secular Easter basket is often filled with chocolates and jellybeans, the contents found within a Polish Easter basket hold deeper religious meanings.
Flushing’s Main Street Patrol Aims to De-Escalate Anti-Asian Attacks
The newly-formed Main Street Patrol deploys more than 60 volunteers who wear purple surgical masks as they walk the streets of Flushing, Queens, watching for anti-Asian hate crimes. The volunteers are trained to intervene without becoming physically involved.