Patriarch Ignace Joseph III, patriarch of Antioch, recently visited Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio at the bishop’s Brooklyn residence to discuss the situation in the Middle East.
Diocesan News
Bensonhurst Cluster Celebrates Christmas Party with Homeless
Trinity Rescue and the Bensonhurst Cluster Homeless Outreach Program conducted a Christmas party for the homeless at St. Dominic’s Church.
Glad Tidings in Rosedale
Nearly 200 parishioners attended a Christmas pageant and concert at St. Clare’s Church in Rosedale, Sunday, Dec. 18.
Bishop’s Christmas Luncheon 2016
More than 700 people of good will showed their support for Catholic education and evangelization by attending the annual Bishop’s Christmas Luncheon at Russo’s On the Bay, Howard Beach, Dec. 7.
Legal to Celebrate Christmas
The annual blessing of the Christmas creche outside Kings County Supreme Court in Downtown Brooklyn took place Dec. 8.
Lessons and Carols in Douglaston
The Cathedral Seminary House of Formation at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston held its 10th annual Evening of Lessons and Carols on Dec. 11, Gaudete Sunday.
Christmas in Mill Basin
St. Bernard’s parish kicked off the Christmas season in Mill Basin with Mass on Gaudete Sunday, followed by a concert, blessing of the creche, tree lighting and a visit from Santa Claus.
Mexicans Honor Patroness, Our Lady of Guadalupe
Wearing an image of the Virgen de Guadalupe on his chasuble, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio presided over the diocesan celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of Mexico, at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, Dec. 12.
Lincoln Center Concert Nets $1 Million for Catholic Education
Lincoln Center’s Geffen Hall was filled with 2,800 people as the diocese’s Futures in Education presented its Spirit of Christmas Concert on Dec. 12.
Christmas Spirit Is Back In Grand Army Plaza
The initiative started three years ago when Father Michael Perry, pastor of Our Lady of Refuge, Flatbush, noticed that the Christmas tree that once adorned Grand Army Plaza was replaced with cones of lights