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Diocesan News
Youth Speaker Series Helps Cut COVID-19 Loneliness
Youth ages 11-18 at St. Therese of Lisieux Roman Catholic Church said they felt lonely during the COVID-19 quarantine. Seeing a need, the parish’s youth ministry team created a speaker series over the summer to engage the kids and help them grow spiritually.
Mayor Bill de Blasio Visits St. Bartholomew’s UPK Center During First Day of Public School Classes
On Sept. 21, Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, and New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza welcomed parents and children outside the Mosaic Pre-K Center, which the city runs out of St. Bartholomew School, for their first day of in-person learning.
Two Catholic Women ‘Shortlisted’ to Replace Ginsburg
Speculation swirls about two potential nominees to the Supreme Court — Judge Amy Coney Bryant and Judge Barbara Lagoa, both Catholics. Analysts question how religious faith would influence their rulings on cases involving abortion and other issues.
Tablet’s Editor Emeritus Looks Back on Storied Career
Ed Wilkinson, the editor emeritus of The Tablet, is officially retiring on Sept. 21 — a date that has a special significance to him. It was on that date in 1970 that he started his career as a young, fresh-faced news reporter.
Msgr. Aguggia Promises Healing as St. Pancras Parish in Glendale Looks to Future
Msgr. Steven Aguggia, the chancellor of the Diocese of Brooklyn, celebrated his first Sunday Masses as the new pastor of St. Pancras Church in Glendale on Sept. 20.
Queens Holocaust Survivor Continues Fighting for Family Property in Poland
Holocaust survivor Lea Balitzer Evron, 85, remembers the three-story apartment building and fur factory her father owned in Zywiec, Poland, and the small garden area she would play in as a child. She also recalls the years she and her family fled their home in September of 1939 after the Nazis invaded Poland, going into hiding as a five-year-old.
After Statue Is Vandalized, Knights of Columbus Donates $10,000
The Knights of Columbus has donated $10,000 to the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Solace in the wake of an act of vandalism in which a man toppled a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe and threw it to the sidewalk.
Landlords Face Tough Times But One Still Shares Blessings
New York City rental industry analysts warn of massive financial losses for landlords in 2020, yet one Brooklyn Landlord, Mario Salerno, made headlines when he canceled April rent for his 200 tenants to help them deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diocesan Priests Remember ‘The Franchise’ Tom Seaver
The diocesan faithful remembers the great Tom Seaver, who died on Aug. 31.