Since the tragic and horrific events of Charlottesville Va., just one year ago, the country has seen the effect and impact that racism has had on society. The Bishops of the United States have formed a committee to focus and address the sin of racism.
Diocesan News
Local Parishioners Express Frustration with Border Policy
The separation of nearly 2,000 children from their parents occurring at the U.S.-Mexico border prompted Catholic Migration Services, congressman and other faith-based leaders to speak out against the Trump administration policy at a forum conducted at St. Leo’s parish June 19.
Bishop Speaks Out on the ‘Unholy Separation’ of Families at US Border
The brutal policy of separating migrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border should be halted immediately, says Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.
Family Fun at St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas parish in Flatlands held a special Family Fun Day under sunny skies on Saturday, June 16.
Separating Children at Border Seen as Immoral
From Denver to New York City, the country’s Catholic bishops have joined a chorus of organizations, institutions and high-profile individuals urging the Trump administration to stop separating children from their parents as they seek respite in the U.S. from dire conditions in their home countries, largely in Central America.
Our Lady of Victory – A Beacon of Faith in Bedford-Stuyvesant for 150 Years
If there could be one description of Our Lady of Victory parish whose glorious grounding withstood the test of time as a beacon of faith for 150 years, it would be entitled labor of love. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, former pastors, parishioners and Our Lady of Victory school alumni, gathered at the Bedford-Stuyvesant site for a sesquicentennial closing Mass June 10.
Transitional Diaconate Ordination in Sunset Park
Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros ordained Pedro Francisco Angucho Lopez to the transitional diaconate at St. Michael’s Church, Sunset Park, June 10.
Children Are Focus of Special Mass at OLPH
Sleepy-eyed babies, little girls with white veils, Boy Scouts, Jornadistas and children of all ages came for a Mass and celebration in honor of International Children’s Day at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sunset Park.
Local Cursillistas Embark On Pilgrimage to Shrine
More than 2,000 members of the Cursillo movement from Brooklyn and Queens participated in the ‘ultreya,’ or pilgrimage, to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pa., Saturday, June 10.
Bishop Leads Priests in Prayers of Repentance
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, the six auxiliary bishops and 130 priests of Brooklyn and Queens participated in a Prayer of Repentance and Sanctification of Clergy on Friday, June 8, at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston.