When Richard Hearns was growing up in the west of Ireland, sketching everything in sight, he never once imagined he’d be painting the official portrait of an Irish American Catholic cardinal.
Diocesan News
Student Journalists On the ‘Beat’ at HS Press Awards
The Tablet’s annual High School Press Awards ceremony, held May 10 at the Diocese of Brooklyn’s offices in Park Slope, honored some of the outstanding journalism in school newspapers. For the first time since the event’s inauguration, a new category was introduced to the schools – “Best Multimedia Package”.
Growing the Good News: World Communications Day 2019
Using the power of storytelling to boost the Church was the main message of the Diocese of Brooklyn’s 27th annual World Communications Day on May 8.
Scammers, Posing as Local Pastor, Target Parishioners
In a developing phishing scam, some parishioners in the diocese are reportedly receiving text messages from a scammer posing as a local pastor.
Religion Bee Winners Compete in Diocesan Finals
The Religion Bee, sponsored by book publisher William H. Sadlier Inc., in collaboration with the diocesan Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis, consists of competitions on three levels: local, regional and the Final Diocesan Religion Bee.
Record Number of New Catholics Attend Diocesan Mass
The newest adult members of the Church came in record numbers to show their gratitude and fellowship at the diocesan Neophyte Mass, according to the director of faith formation.
Emerging From the Waters of Baptism: Three Attempts and a Lifetime of Preparation
Saturday night, at Easter Vigil 2019, I finally made that step that the devil made so difficult to attaint.
Mass of Hope and Healing – Listening to the Survivors
The first step in coping with the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the Church is to listen to the stories of the victims/survivors.That was the message delivered in the homily preached by Father Jeffry Dillon at the Diocese’s fifth annual Mass of Hope and Healing. In opening remarks, he introduced himself as “a survivor of priest sex abuse.”
Mafia Buster and His Son Honored By Petrofina Association
The late NYPD Detective Doug LeVien was honored with the Jack and Helen Como Award at the Lt. Det. Joseph Petrosino Association annual awards dinner, May 2.
Catholic Infertility: The Heyer Family’s Journey
The Heyer’s are part of a big Italian family in the middle of a large Italian parish. They were expected to have a baby and they did. But it wasn’t until after their first-born that their plans of having a full house began to fall apart.