Among the numerous New York City memorials designed to pay tribute to those killed in action, the most cherished ones for many in Windsor Terrace include the bronze plaques at the base of the trees surrounding Holy Name of Jesus Church. These plaques were first installed in 1919 and honor by name local servicemen who died in the First World War.
Catholic men got together to ‘Put Out Into the Deep’ at the annual diocesan men’s conference Nov. 17.
The diocese honored Our Lady of Divine Providence, patroness of Puerto Rico Nov. 17 with a Mass at St. Michael- St. Malachy parish in East New York.
At the annual Memorial Mass of the Cathedral Club of Brooklyn, prayers were offered for the deceased members of the 118-year-old society, but the list of the dead had to be updated at the last minute.
At the annual fall gathering of the Catholic School Administrators Association of New York State, Dr. Thomas Chadzutko, superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Brooklyn, received the Lighting the Fire for Catholic Education Award. He was recognized for his outstanding contributions to Catholic education, for inspiring others to achieve and contribute to Catholic education in […]
“It’s very important to me because it shows other people and our children to be generous and kind always,” said Maria Catanese, who, along with her husband Alphonse, donated hundreds of Thanksgiving turkeys to fellow New Yorkers through Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens.
An interfaith Thanksgiving service in Brooklyn offered a chance for Jewish, Christian and Muslim neighbors to come together in a show of unity and mutual support, particularly in a political climate so hostile to immigrants and in light of recent anti-Semitic attacks and vandalism.
St. Agatha parish, Sunset Park, marked National Vocation Awareness Week by celebrating Sister Rosa Pham’s final vows as a Sister of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of the World. Students and teachers from the parish faith formation program dressed as saints and angels for the special Mass.
The New York State standardized test results are in – and students in Brooklyn and Queens Catholic elementary schools surpassed their public-school peers in English language arts, while earning comparable scores in math.
A little Polish school in Borough Park, which started off as a religious education program for St. Frances de Chantal parish, has over the past 25 years gained international renown, even performing a concert for Pope John Paul II in the Vatican.
