This is a tribute to the late Msgr. Michael Dempsey, who died earlier this year.
Diocesan News
Silver Jubilarian Celebrates With a Day at the Ballpark
Father Joseph G. Fonti decided to celebrate his 25th anniversary of ordination with a day out at the ballpark.
Fr. Nolan was Ordained 70 Years Ago
Father Joseph M. Nolan, a senior priest at Bishop Mugavero Residence, Douglaston, is marking his 70th year as a priest of the Brooklyn Diocese.
Priests Celebrating 65 Years in the Priesthood
Two diocesan priests and two members of the Passionist Order are celebrating their 65th anniversaries of priesthood this year.
First Pastor Shapes the Newly Ordained Priest
Having accompanied the body of the late Msgr. Fursey Patrick O’Toole home to Ireland and now ready to depart from Dublin airport on St. Patrick’s Day, many thoughts go through my mind.
Five Diocesan Priests Mark Golden Jubilees
All five diocesan priests celebrating their 50th anniversaries of ordination were ordained May 27, 1967 by Archbishop Bryan J. McEntegart at St. James Pro-Cathedral, Downtown Brooklyn.
Bishop Daily Before Brooklyn
The future bishop sits on his father’s (John) knee while his brother, John, is with their mother, Mary
Statement of Cardinal Dolan Archbishop of New York
Bishop Daily was a “street-priest” in the best sense of the word, always putting the needs of the people he served at the forefront of any action he took or decision he made.
Bishop Daily Pro-Life Leader
Shortly after Bishop Thomas V. Daily was appointed to the Diocese of Brooklyn, he encouraged Msgr. Phillip Reilly and the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants to pray at the places where abortions are performed and to offer help to the women who were considering aborting their babies.
Bishop Thomas V. Daily: Bishop Emeritus and Sixth Bishop of Brooklyn Is Dead at 89
Bishop Emeritus Thomas V. Daily, who served as the sixth Ordinary Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn from 1990 to 2003, died at 12:02 a.m. on Monday, May 15. He was 89 years old and had been in failing health.