Not everyone gets the chance to serve ice cream to the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics, but Msgr. Cuong Pham did just that, once handing Pope Francis a dish of vanilla ice cream.
Diocesan News
Bishop, Community Gather to Support St. Edmund Amid Fire Damage, Easter Reflections
An electrical issue is believed to have caused the Holy Saturday blaze at St. Edmund Church in Breezy Point. Easter Mass shifted to nearby
St. Thomas More Church, with the main celebrant, Bishop Robert Brennan.
At the Easter Vigil the Light of the Sacraments Shine on 693 New Catholics
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — David Flowers, who recently retired after a 20-year career in the U.S. Air Force, said serving in the military isn’t an easy life. “I saw a lot of things, very painful, very difficult,” he said. “I can see the worst of human nature in a lot of ways.” And for most of […]
Remembering Past Easters, Brooklyn Catholics See ‘Religion Coming Back’
Ed Wilkinson remembers growing up in Greenpoint in the 1950s, and gazing across the East River on Good Friday to see three consecutive Manhattan skyscrapers all with lighted windows in the shape of crosses.
East Meets West on Good Friday’s Way of the Cross
No “schism” was to be found on Good Friday, April 18, as Roman Catholics and Greek Orthodox Christians walked together in a solemn Way of the Cross procession over the Brooklyn Bridge.
Memorial Mass Held to Honor Victims of Dominican Republic Nightclub Tragedy
At a Mass to honor the victims of a recent nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic, Bishop Octavio Cisneros highlighted the need for the diocese’s Dominican community to accompany all those who were affected.
St. Teresa of Avila May Face Possible Closure
St. Teresa of Avila Church, which was established in 1874, may have to close its doors, officials from the Diocese of Brooklyn told parishioners at a town hall on April 8.
Catholic & Orthodox Parishes Raise Their Voices in Unison for Easter
With Catholic and Orthodox Easter falling on the same day this year, four parishes in Brooklyn are merging their choirs for a special concert.
Catholic Students Preach Acceptance, Raise Awareness for Those With Autism
Students at Holy Cross High School ditched their school uniforms for the day and wore T-shirts to class on April 11. But they didn’t get into trouble. That’s because they were doing it for a good cause — autism awareness
On Holy Thursday, Bishop Brennan Reminds Faithful to Remember the ‘Gift’ of the Eucharist
More than 100 parishioners gathered at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph for Holy Thursday Mass on April 17, with Bishop Robert Brennan reminding them all at the start of the gift of the Eucharist.