Ask sixth graders at Queen of All Saints Catholic Academy in Fort Greene to name their favorite subject in school, and the overwhelming response will be math.
Diocesan News
Portuguese Meet in Queens To Celebrate Fatima Feast
Nearly half a million people attended the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions of Fatima in Portugal, but it was thousands of miles away across the Atlantic Ocean where the Portuguese community from Our Lady of Lourdes parish, Queens Village, faithfully gathered to offer the same devotion during a bilingual Mass and rosary procession May 13.
Monastery in Bay Ridge Relives Fatima’s Message
The centennial of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal was celebrated at Visitation Monastery, Bay Ridge, with a Mass of thanksgiving.
East Elmhurst Parish Honors Patronal Madonna
Our Lady of Fatima parish, East Elmhurst, hosted two bishops and several hundred parishioners and visitors during celebrations marking the centennial of the Blessed Mother’s appearance to three shepherd children in Fatima.
Priest’s Final Ministry Was A Labor of Encounter
This is a tribute to the late Msgr. Michael Dempsey, who died earlier this year.
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.