The Diocese of Brooklyn has placed Father Charles Oduro, pastor of St. Catherine of Genoa parish, Flatbush, on administrative leave due to an allegation of sexual harassment against him. An adult female employee of the parish made the complaint, which is currently under investigation.
Diocesan News
Scout Sunday in Forest Hills
Boys Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girls Scouts celebrated Scout Sunday at Our Lady of Mercy parish, Forest Hills.
Powerful Women
Laura DePalma, and Alexandra Pina, who were honored at the Brooklyn Power Women of the Year dinner at El Caribe, Mill Basin
Installation of Bayside Pastor
Msgr. Thomas Machalski was installed March 10 by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio as the new pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Bayside.
Local Hispanics Prepare For Diocesan Encuentro
Having spent four years preparing and reflecting together as part of the V Encuentro (Fifth Encounter), Hispanic Catholics in Brooklyn and Queens are gearing up for the next stages of the nationwide movement.
Honoring the Finest of the Finest
NYPD Deputy Chief Charles M. Scholl of Patrol Borough Brooklyn South received the inaugural Bishop Thomas V. Daily Memorial Award at the NYPD Brooklyn and Queens Holy Name Society’s 98th annual Communion Mass and Breakfast March 11.
OL Angelus Academy, Rego Park, Will Close Its Doors in June
Our Lady of the Angelus Catholic Academy, Rego Park, has become the second school within a week to announce that it will close in June. Declining enrollment has led to severe budget deficits. The declines are due to changing demographics.
Bishop’s Annual Vocation Retreat
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio conducted his annual Vocation Retreat with 32 men discerning the priesthood during the first weekend in March.
Feminine Creativity in Focus at SFC Women’s Film Festival
The third annual St. Francis College Women’s Film Festival, featuring short films that celebrate women’s creativity and bringing together female filmmakers from across the globe, will be March 19-23 in Brooklyn Heights.
St. John’s U. Welcomes 11 Students to the Faith
Eleven undergraduate students at St. John’s University, Jamaica, will be received into full communion with the Catholic Church, April 8, in a special campus-based liturgical ceremony at St. Thomas More Church celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros.