Over 100,000 babies are born yearly in New York City, and even coronavirus can’t stop that. Pregnancy crisis centers like Good Counsel and Bridge to Life have been working overtime to help mothers during the pandemic.
Diocesan News
Pizzeria Owner Served Up More Than Slices
Brooklyn has lost a true original. Carmine Notaro, the former owner of Original Pizza in Greenpoint, died April 2. Notaro, a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Williamsburg, was 76 years old.
Only in Print: The Life and Times of Bishop-Elect Sweeny
JANUARY 17, 1970: Kevin Sweeney is born to James and Agnes Sweeney in Elmhurst, Queens.
St. Francis Prep Music Program Hits All the Right Notes
In an era when arts education often falls prey to budget cuts, St. Francis Preparatory School marches to the beat of a different drummer.
St. Michael’s Parishioners Overjoyed Sweeney Named Bishop
The news that Pope Francis has tapped Father Kevin Sweeney, pastor of Saint Michael’s, to be the Bishop of the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey is still sinking in at the church, where parishioners are overjoyed that their pastor is moving up.
Priests Talk of Isolation During Crisis
It was the strangest Holy Week in recent memory throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Teachers’ Drive-by Easter Parade Lifts Students’ Spirits
A drive-by Easter parade is how teachers from Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy in Corona, Queens, chose to stay as close to their students as possible during a time when they can’t be together in person.
Brooklyn Priest Named New Bishop of Paterson
Pope Francis has named a Brooklyn priest, Father Kevin Sweeney, as the next bishop of Paterson, New Jersey.
Pope Francis Sends His Condolences to Bishop DiMarzio and the Diocese of Brooklyn
The Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn has learned of condolences from Pope Francis over the death of two priests serving the Diocese of Brooklyn due to coronavirus.
Catholics Celebrate Scaled-Down, Yet Prayerful Easter in Midst of Coronavirus
Even in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic that closed churches and prevented Masses, many still found a way to celebrate Easter.