Father Lawrence Ryan, pastor of Holy Name, Park Slope, invited to a recent Sunday liturgy all the children who had been baptized over the past year as well as the adults who were baptized at the Easter Vigil service.
Diocesan News
Italian Feast Honors St. Paulinus and Our Lady of Mount Carmel
For the 129th year, the Italian community of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Williamsburg, reenacted a fourth-century pageant commemorating the return of the Bishop of Nola, St. Paulinus, from captivity.
At Candlelight Vigil, Bishop Leads Prayers For Peace and Justice
More than 1,500 people participated in a candlelight vigil of prayer and peace Tuesday evening, July 11 at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn. Led by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, leaders of various religions offered prayers and called for calm in the wake of the assassination of five police officers in Dallas, Texas, and the deaths of two black men by white police officers in Baton Rouge, La., and St. Paul, Minn.
US Will Send Record Numbers to WYD
In a July 7 news conference, Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport, Conn., the U.S. Bishops’ episcopal liaison for World Youth Day, said that so far, there have been 30,000 fully registered U.S. pilgrims, including 85 bishops, and another 10,000 partially registered pilgrims still in need to finish the process.
Bishop to Visit Titular See
Auxiliary Bishop James Massa will make his first visit to his titular See of Bardstown, Ky., on Saturday, July 16, for the bicentennial of the cornerstone’s laying at St. Joseph’s Proto-Cathedral.
Celebrating Independence
The 111th Independence Day Parade conducted by the Long Island Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus was held June 25 along Court Street in Carroll Gardens.
Official Advisories from The Chancery
The Chancery of the Diocese of Brooklyn has issued official alerts over concerns about the following priests: Father Edgar Magana, O.F.M.; Father Carlos Malaver-Parada; Father Jose Chamorro; and Father Jesus Orlando Rengifo.
Books the Diocese Is Reading This Summer
Each year, we ask the diocese what books they are reading this summer. This is a partial list of the responses to our summer reading list.
IHM Parishioners Respond To Generations Campaign
In less than three months, Father Gill and Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Windsor Terrace, skyrocketed past their initial goal of $380,000 to raise $605,745.
Glendale Parishioners Visit Holy Doors
Forty parishioners from Sacred Heart parish, East Glendale, were led by Father Marcin Chilczuk, administrator, on a pilgrimage to the Jubilee Year of Mercy Holy Doors at two churches.