Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio recognized “Court of Honor” donors to the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Annual Catholic Appeal in a celebration Sept. 14 at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston.
Diocesan News
Members Find Solace, Fun at Widows, Widowers Group in Flushing
“By coming to things like this, you’re planning ahead, you’re looking forward to something all of the time.”
Brooklyn Diocese Now Official Home for Order of Nuns From Colombia
Preachers of Christ and Mary, an order of religious sisters that was founded in 1995 in Colombia and that has been doing missionary work in Brooklyn since 2004, has made the Diocese of Brooklyn its official home.
Lab Blessing
Auxiliary Bishop James Massa blessed a new STEM lab at St. Brigid-St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Academy, Bush- wick, on Sept. 10. Bishop Massa also blessed the school’s new playground and recently renovated auditorium before celebrating a school-wide Mass.
Firefighters 9/11 Mass
The annual Memorial Mass for the fallen firefighters of Battalion 57, Booklyn, was celebrated at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, Sept. 11.
Ten New Abuse Suits Filed Against Diocese
Ten new sexual abuse lawsuits were filed against the Diocese of Brooklyn on Sept. 9. The cases are part of the Child Victims Act that lifts the statute of limitations for one year in New York state.
Statement From the Diocese of Brooklyn
The Diocese of Brooklyn categorically denies the allegations made today by Jeff Anderson.
Notice: Aid and Support for Victims of Hurricane Dorian
Bishop of Brooklyn Nicholas DiMarzio is asking every parish in the Diocese to take up a voluntary collection for the victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas on either the weekends of Sept. 14/15 or Sept. 21/22.
Police Still Searching for Suspect in Church Break-ins
Police are still searching for a man suspected of break-ins at three Catholic churches in Queens as well as of break-ins at three other churches and three commercial buildings, the New York Post reported.
Catholic Missionaries Hit the Streets in Brooklyn to Evangelize
Missionaries from the Institute of the Incarnate Word have been pounding the pavement this September to invite Brooklynites around St. Teresa of Avila, Crown Heights, and Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph’s, Prospect Heights, to church.