Archbishop Paul Pei of Shenyang, China, visited the Brooklyn Diocese and visited with priests who serve the Chinese Apostolate in Brooklyn and Queens.
Diocesan News
Bishop Honors Scout Leaders in Diocese
The Bishop’s Dinner for Scouting was held Oct. 19 at El Caribe Country Club, Mill Basin.
Bishop Brings Blessings to SS. Joachim and Anne Home
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio visited Catholic Charities’ SS. Joachim and Anne Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Coney Island to rededicate its chapel with a new altar that was donated from St. Catharine of Alexandria’s lower church in Borough Park.
Schools Honored for Donations to Worldwide Missions
Children from Catholic schools and religious education programs who either collected the most money or gave consistently throughout the years to benefit missions around the world joined St. James parishioners for their regularly scheduled Sunday morning Mass.
State of Schools Strong But Challenges Remain
An overflow crowd of more than 700 people filled the main chapel at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, Oct. 18 to attend the diocese’s Catholic Education Summit.
Archbishop from China Sees Missionary Spirit in Flushing
The Filipino Ministry at St. Michael’s, Flushing, celebrated its second annual procession for the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, La Naval, with a special guest.
Bishop Begins Series Of Deanery Masses
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio has embarked on a journey that will take him to each of the 22 newly formed parish deaneries during this pastoral year, 2016-2017. A deanery is a grouping of parishes near one another that cooperate and work together on special projects.
Mercy on the Streets: Young Adult Walking Pilgrimage
Holy Doors, a noted historian, church and street art and a wedding were among the different and sometimes unexpected ways Catholics experienced faith and fellowship on a walking pilgrimage in Brooklyn, Oct. 15.
Catholic Migration Services Presents Its Shining Stars
Catholic Migration Services conducted two dinners on successive Fridays to honor the recipients of this year’s Shining Star Awards presented to parishioners of the diocese’s ethnic ministries for their service to the Church in Brooklyn and Queens.
Astoria Lectures Center On Dominican Spirituality
“In fact, if you look specifically at the Gospels, Christ educated adults and blessed children. We do the opposite: We educate children and bless adults. But I think Christianity is an adult faith, and we really do need more input for adults.”