When Ashley Gleason, the fourth grade homeroom teacher at St. Adalbert Catholic Academy in Elmhurst, was searching for a way to help her students understand the meaning of the Stations of the Cross, she found the perfect solution. She organized an art project in which students created handmade depictions of each of the 14 stations […]
Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School graduates credit work-study program with launching their future careers.
Catholic Relief Services celebrates 50 years of its Rice Bowl program this Lent, but faces funding cuts from the Trump administration’s USAID freeze.
FLUSHING — St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Academy (SAACA) is on a roll, having once again been crowned “Best Catholic School” in the annual Best of the Boro contest. The contest, now in its 13th year, awards businesses for outstanding customer service. The organization also has an education category in which SAACA is now a five-time […]
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Bishop Robert Brennan announced on April 1 that he has tapped two priests to serve in key positions in the Diocese of Brooklyn —one as the diocese’s delegate for senior priests and the other as the master of ceremonies. Father Richard Beuther, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church in Jackson Heights, was appointed […]
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — After more than a decade accompanying future priests at St. Joseph’s Seminary and College, Father Michael Bruno will now transition to a new role supporting current priests in the Diocese of Brooklyn. On March 31, the diocese announced that Bishop Robert Brennan has appointed Father Bruno as the associate vicar for clergy […]
Lou Sandoval, 60, aims to hammer a heavy bag for 33 hours on April 15 for the “Punching Out at Depression” marathon event.
While Gov. Kathy Hochul is advocating a ban on cell phones in public schools, such a move would be nothing new in the Diocese of Brooklyn, where many Catholic schools already forbid students from using the devices.
Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are the three pillars of Lent, but Michele Guerrier has embraced a fourth for herself — the Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage.
The New York Landmarks Conservancy announced that it will honor St. Raphael Church, along with more than a dozen buildings and individuals, at an awards ceremony on April 22.
