The Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture will present Mozart’s Requiem in memory of all the victims of Sept. 11 and its aftermath on Sept. 11 at 12 p.m., as part of a special FDNY Memorial Mass celebrated by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.
Diocesan News
Mother Teresa Visited Bay Ridge
The Sisters of the Visitation, a semi-cloistered contemplative community in Bay Ridge, are observing the canonization of Mother Teresa this weekend by remembering the visit she paid to Visitation Monastery in 1986.
Italian Apostolate to Honor Feast of the Guardian Angels
The Italian Apostolate of the Diocese of Brooklyn will conduct a street procession and Mass with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio in honor of the Feast of the Guardian Angels on Sunday, Oct. 2, in Prospect Heights.
Voter Registration Efforts Continue in Maspeth
The Voter Registration Committee of the Downstate N.Y. Polish American Congress assisted parishioners of Holy Cross parish, Maspeth, with completion of their voter registration forms so that they can vote in the upcoming presidential elections.
B’klyn Friars Continue Outreach to ‘Hipsters’
The gray robes worn by the Conventual Franciscan friars may not be fashionable in the Williamsburg/Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, but the religious men appear to be fitting in just fine in the heart of “hipster” country.
Bensonhurst Feast Links Italians With Homeland
As Sicilians have done for half a millennia before them, local Italians in Brooklyn honored St. Rosalia as patroness of Palermo at the culmination of the 18th Ave. Feast.
B’klyn Prayers Offered For Quake Victims
Four days after a deadly earthquake struck central Italy, prayers for the victims and their families were offered inside Brooklyn’s oldest Italian church.
Workshops Scheduled to Assist ARISE Leaders
Starting in September, parishioners throughout Brooklyn and Queens will experience a comprehensive process of evangelization and spiritual renewal through RENEW International’s ARISE Together in Christ/LEVÁNTATE Unámonos en Cristo/LEVE KANPE ak Jezi Kri.
Watch Mother Teresa’s Canonization on NET TV
NET-TV plans a number of programs this weekend, Sept. 3-5, to commemorate the canonization of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
Bishop DiMarzio Visits Scouts at Ten Mile River Camp
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio made his third annual visit to Ten Mile River Scout Camp to celebrate Mass with campers and camp staff at the Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Chapel in Camp Keowa, Narrowsburg, N.Y., on Tuesday, July 12.