Bishop Cisneros, a native of Cuba who emigrated to the United States in 1961 at the age of 16, gave the invocation and received an honorary degree at the spring commencement, which was held at the Ford Amphitheater in Coney Island on May 23.
Diocesan News
Bishop DiMarzio Reminds Graduates of Jesus’ Teaching
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio – in his invocation at St. John’s University’s graduation ceremony on May 19 – recalled Jesus’ command to all of us: to love one another as He loves us.
Bishop DiMarzio Joins Knights to Pray for Persecuted Christians
Joining in a special hour of prayer held simultaneously throughout New York state on May 16, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio led local members of the Knights of Columbus before the Blessed Sacrament and the icon of Our Lady Help of Persecuted Christians in a service at St. James Cathedral, Downtown Brooklyn.
Dear Bishop: A Warm Correspondence With a Senior Jewish Pro-lifer
A local elderly Jewish gentleman, who has rubbed elbows with Christian patriarchs and archbishops in the Holy Land, forged a friendship with the bishop of Brooklyn by penning a letter.
For St. John’s Grad, the Road to Jamaica Was Conversion Story
Derrell Bouknight said his most memorable college experience wasn’t his extensive academic accolades or his extracurricular activities, but instead it was his conversion to Catholicism.
Lay Leaders Honored at Annual Recognition Mass
On May 16, the Brooklyn Diocese honored the service of laymen and women at the eighth annual diocesan recognition Mass and celebration, at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Church in Jamaica.
It’s 3,200 Years of Marriage and Counting at Anniversary Mass
Jim and Angela Calncey have been married for 50 years, and Angela summed their marriage up simply: “Without Jesus you can’t do it.”
Local Filipinos Celebrate ‘Our Lady of Antipolo’ in Bayside
In Bayside, Filipinos held the 15th Diocesan Feast Day Celebration of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, known to Filipinos as the “Birghen ng Antipolo” (Our Lady of Antipolo), at St. Robert Bellarmine Church on May 18.
The Reigning Catholic Schools Night MVP Gets Her Own Bobblehead
In preparation for the 2019 Catholic Schools Night, June 17, the MVP was on site when DeSales Media Group debuted her very own bobblehead at St. Bernadette Catholic Academy.
Students’ Works a Portrait of Joy at Tablet’s Easter Art Contest
That spirit was on display at The Tablet’s 12th annual Christ Is Risen Easter art contest on May 15 in Dyker Heights. The awards ceremony, co-sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Archbishop John Hughes Council No. 481, was held at the council’s center.