Nuns and Nones made its debut in New York City Feb. 10 at St. Joseph H.S., Downtown Brooklyn.
Diocesan News
Bishop Calls Leaders ‘Back to Right and Reasonable Morality’
Citing the Reproductive Health Act that was recently passed in New York State, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio decried the fact that it makes New York “the abortion capital of the United States.”
Flushing Faithful Celebrate Chinese New Year with Prayer
A community celebration of Chinese New Year drew crowds to St. Michael’s parish in Flushing, Feb. 10.
Three Brooklyn Diocese Schools Slated to Close, Two Will Merge
Three Catholic elementary schools in Brooklyn and Queens will shutter their doors for good this June. Another two will merge and open as one academy in the fall.
President of the Catholic League Responds to Governor Cuomo’s Op-Ed
Reaction from the Catholic community to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s New York Times op-ed defending his late-term abortion law continues to roll in.
Bishop Visits Catholic Schools, Says They Are ‘Second to None’
An annual event that dates back to 1974, Catholic Schools Week is a time when Catholic schools across the country hold a variety of community-building activities that range from Masses, open houses and musical and talent showcases to “buddy days” where upper grades mentor younger students in their schools.
How WYD Group Leaders Saved the Final Catechesis
World Youth Day pilgrims from Brooklyn and Queens are back in the diocese, having returned to the responsibilities of school and work, family life and social circles. As they go about their lives, one of the memories they carry with them is of a hot and humid morning during the final day of catechesis when the perfect storm occurred.
Doctor Questions When A Life No Longer Matters
A change in the mindset of the medical community, shifting a doctor’s responsibility from the good of the patient to the good of the group, has wrought deadly consequences, a Catholic medical doctor warned parishioners in Queens.
Consecrated Women and Men Called, Challenged in New Ways
World Day for Consecrated Life was celebrated Feb. 2 in the Diocese of Brooklyn with an afternoon presentation featuring Sister Elizabeth Johnson, C.S.J., followed by Mass celebrated by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and a renewal of vows at the diocesan offices in Park Slope.
Pro-lifers Give Witness in Bay Ridge
More than 50 people stood against New York’s abortion expansion law, known as the Reproductive Health Act on Sunday, Jan. 27 in Bay Ridge.