St. Leo’s parish in Corona has many riches to help build the kingdom of God including two worship sites, a strong English- and Spanish-speaking parish base and the 74-year-long marriage of Nicholas and Nancy Pennetti.
Diocesan News
Troops to Teachers Brings Veterans into the Classroom
A small group of military servicemen and women attended an information session at St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, July 26 to gather intel on how to begin a new journey of sorts: serving their communities in the classroom through a national program called Troops to Teachers.
Teens on Mission to Put Faith into Action
Nearly 70 high schoolers from Massachusetts, Connecticut and Long Island made a positive difference at nearly a dozen sites in and around the diocese as part of Young Neighbors in Action, a weeklong service mission trip this July.
Feast Day Festivities at SS. Joachim and Anne
The SS. Joachim and Anne Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Coney Island celebrated its feast day in style.
Bishop Cisneros Visits Ten Mile River
Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros visited Ten Mile River Scout Camp, July 18.
Knights, Clergy Show Unity With Persecuted Christians
In the cultural and legal center of Brooklyn, atop of Brooklyn Borough Hall’s front steps, a little over a dozen lay Catholics accompanied by several priests stood unashamed showing their unity with their brothers and sisters in baptism suffering in the Middle East and in Africa.
Amityville Dominicans to Sell Property in Jamaica
The Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, are planning to sell their former Dominican Commercial H.S. in Jamaica, according to press release dated July 26.
Forest Hills Parish Novena Honors Patron of Priests
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs parish, Forest Hills, marked the feast of St. John Vianney with a novena from Thursday, July 27 to Friday, Aug. 4. The last day of the novena coincided with the opening of the diocesan Year of Vocations.
Steubenville NYC Leads Teens Closer to Christ
If the patron saint of youth, St. John Bosco, could have stepped into Carnesecca Arena for Steubenville NYC, he would contemplate just how the third-largest indoor sports arena in New York City could have transformed into a snippet of heaven.
Queens Backpack Project for Ghana Gets B’klyn Support
Bashert is a Yiddish word that means “destiny” – and that is how a Brooklyn state senator explains the connection made between his office, a Queens parish and school children in Ghana.