The New York Blood Center (NYBC) and the Diocese of Brooklyn are in the final planning stages of the annual Blood Drive Campaign Recognition Event that will be held at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, on Tuesday, April 24 at 4:30 p.m.
Diocesan News
Scout Recognition Awards Presented at Convocation
The annual Scout Religious Awards Convocation was held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Windsor Terrace, on April 15.
Holy Name Recognition
Members of Holy Name Societies in Brooklyn and Queens attended the annual Holy Name Recognition Day Mass at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn.
Diaconate Convocation
Bridgeport Bishop Frank Caggiano will be the keynote speaker as the diocese holds a Diaconate Convocation on Sunday, April 15, which will celebrate 40 years of the permanent diaconate in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Alleluia! Easter in Jamaica
The parish community of St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Jamaica, welcomedAuxiliary Bishop James Massa to celebrate Easter Sunday Mass.
Priest Who Served in Diocese Accused of Sex Abuse in Colombia
Parishioners at St. Rita’s in Long Island City were notified last weekend that a Colombian priest once assigned to their parish has been accused of sexual abuse against a minor in Colombia.
Join Victims of Sex Abuse For a Mass of Healing
I made the call around the same time when I had settled on attending Mass in the most unconventional way. I would sit with my dogs, parked outside a church on Sundays, and follow along in my missal. It was one way I coped with having survived clergy abuse as a child and teen.
Little Sisters Mark 150th Year in US
The Little Sisters of the Poor celebrated their 150th anniversary of coming to the United States with a Mass of thanksgiving April 9 at St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Jamaica.
Missionaries of Charity Celebrate 25th Anniversary in Brooklyn
Sitting on the floor of their little chapel in Bedford-Stuyvesant, surrounded by the women they serve, the Missionaries of Charity celebrated the silver jubilee of their work in the Brooklyn Diocese with Mass on the morning of the Feast of Annunciation, April 9.
On Divine Mercy Sunday, Two Shrines Unveiled in Ridgewood
On Divine Mercy Sunday, April 8, a diverse congregation of Italian, Polish and English-speaking parishioners gathered at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Ridgewood, for a prayer service celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Witold Mroziewski.