Deacon Jaime Pinzón, of St. Joan of Arc parish, Jackson Heights, was arrested Dec. 15 and has been charged in connection with an alleged incident involving a woman on the subway.
Diocesan News
At 80, Deacon Lima Continues to Serve, Inspire Others
One of the staff members that we met was Deacon Ramon Lima, then-secretary to Msgr. Cisneros. I was immediately struck by Deacon Lima’s intelligence, humility, piety and devotion, both to his family and to the Church. I could not have known then how powerfully he would impact my life as a seminarian and later as a priest.
Diocese Plays Lincoln Center
The annual Spirit of Christmas concert that helped raise $1 million for the diocese’s Futures in Education program was held Dec. 18 at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall.
Reaching Out Provides Bright Christmas for Kids
Reaching Out Community Services presented its 12th annual Operation Christmas Smiles Spectacular Events Dec. 16 at St. Mary, Mother of Jesus Church, Bensonhurst. It is one of many parish and community groups helped at Christmas by The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Campaign.
Schumer Calls for Hiring Catholic Chaplain at Federal Prison in Brooklyn
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer has charged that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is dragging its feet on hiring a priest for Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. Since February, the prison has been without a Roman Catholic chaplain.
In Queens Village, Filipinos Keep a Christmas Tradition
The Filipino community at Incarnation parish, Queens Village, opened the church doors in the early afternoon Dec. 10 as they celebrated one of the most long-standing Christmas traditions in the Philippines known as Simbang Gabi.
Guadalupe Students Honor Academy Patroness
Students at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Academy in Dyker Heights honored their school patroness on her feast day, Dec. 12.
Brooklyn-born Daughter of Wisdom Honored for Service to Retreat Center
A celebration of gratitude will be held in honor of Sister Rosemarie Greco, D.W., as she retires after 27 years of service as executive director of Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center in Litchfield, Conn., Dec. 17.
Catholic Principals Honored for Lighting Fire of Knowledge, Faith
Kathleen Buscemi, principal of St. Bernard Catholic Academy, Mill Basin, received the prestigious Lighting the Fire for Catholic Education Award at the annual gathering of the NYS Catholic School Administration Association in Albany, Dec. 3.
Intrepid Adventure for Astoria Students
Fifth graders from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy, Astoria, visited the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum this fall.