Father Josephjude Gannon, chaplain at York College, Jamaica, distributed ashes on campus as 200 students, staff and faculty members attended. Afterwards, he spent time taking selfies with students and staff.
Diocesan News
Lithuanian Parish Welcomes Former National Leader
Former Lithuanian Head of State Vytautas Landsbergis joined Lithuanian Catholics for Mass and a parish fair for the feast of St. Casimir, patron of Lithuania, at the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Williamsburg, March 5.
Tolentine Parishioners Have A New Way to Honor Patron
Parishioners at St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Jamaica, now have a new way to honor their patron saint. Father John Francis, pastor, visited Tolentino, Italy, and brought back a first-class relic of the parish’s patron saint.
Ash Wednesday at St. James Cathedral
Father Peter Purpura, rector of St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, places ashes on the forehead of Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio during an Ash Wednesday liturgy.
Brooklyn Students Proud of African American Museum
Washington’s newest attraction – the National Museum of African American History and Culture – welcomed its millionth visitor in February, not even six months after its official opening. For some of the young women from St. Joseph H.S., Downtown Brooklyn, the museum visit was their first experience outside of New York City and into a cultural exhibition of their African heritage.
St. Patrick’s Day Dispensation
This year, the Feast of St. Patrick, March 17, falls on a Friday in Lent. I hereby grant to all Catholics of the Diocese of Brooklyn as well as all present here that day, a dispensation from abstinence from meat and meat products.
Immaculate Conception Church
An early 20th-century building boom in the northwestern corner of Queens led to an urgent need for a church and a school to serve a growing Catholic community of German, Irish and Italian immigrants. The parish of Immaculate Conception in the Ditmars section of Astoria was founded in January of 1924, and Bishop Thomas E. Molloy appointed Father Michael D. Lopez as the pastor.
Lay Leaders Reflect on Papal ‘Amoris’ Exhortation
Finding the best ways to accompany and strengthen local families on their journey of faith was the focus of a lay ministry conference in Flushing last Saturday.
Italian American Congress Aids Catholic School Students
One hundred and nine students from Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens were honored at the Tri-State Italian American Congress Scholarship Awards ceremony Feb. 27 at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn. Auxiliary Bishop James Massa presided as the awards were presented.
Musical Concert Tour Brings A Ray of Hope to Brooklyn
It was a night filled with powerful music, testimonials, performers and inspiring videos as Array of Hope brought its Awakening Hearts presentation Feb. 25 to SS. Simon and Jude Church, Gravesend.