During a Friday evening Spanish Mass dedicated to praying for those affected by two major earthquakes in Mexico, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio recalled an ancient paradox that juxtaposed the source of evil, natural religion and natural disasters.
Diocesan News
Religious Share Faith, Vocation Stories with St. John’s Students
St. John’s University Campus Ministry sponsored its third annual Brothers/Sisters’ Nite to let students see, meet and pray with religious sisters and brothers serving the local Church in Brooklyn and Queens.
Velankanni Feast in Queens Village
More than 900 people attended the second annual Mass and procession to celebrate Our Lady of Velankanni, also known as Our Lady of Good Health, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Queens Village.
Franciscan U. Students Find a Home in B’klyn
Father John Maduri, pastor of Most Precious Blood, invited young men from Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, to live in the former convent building.
St. Jude Relics Visit Diocese
Father Michael Ford, O.P., director of the Ministries at the Dominican Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus, Chicago, Ill., brought a relic of St. Jude to the diocese for four days in mid-September.
Padre Pio Shows the Way At Annual Procession
Francesco Forgione, more commonly known as Padre Pio, summarized his words of encouragement to all with his mantra: pray, hope and don’t worry.
Our Lady of Angels: 125 Years of Keeping the Faith in Bay Ridge
The Bay Ridge parish that spawned six other Brooklyn parishes is concluding its 125th birthday celebration. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving marking the milestone at Our Lady of Angels Church.
Father Murray Gets His Way in Bayside Parish
Parishioners at American Martyrs in Bayside have a new way to remember their former parochial vicar as the corner of Bell Blvd. and Union Turnpike has been renamed Father John J. Murray Way.
Parish Art Show Has Its Own View of Creation
Watercolors, oil paintings and photographs depicting the beauty of nature lined the walls of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament’s parish center the weekend of Sept. 23-24 as the Bayside church embraced its annual Season of Creation.
Great Irish Fair Rocks Coney ‘Ireland’
Scenes from the Great Irish Fair of New York at the Ford Amphitheater in Coney Island on Saturday, Sept. 16.