High winds and curious passers by made it difficult for volunteers to keep their materials well stocked at their tables in front of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica, Sunset Park.
Diocesan News
Flag Day in Jamaica
St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Academy students in grades two through four celebrate Flag Day June 14 by gathering outside beneath the flagpole at its Jamaica school. Special prayers were also offered for the victims of the Orlando shooting and their families.
2016 Religious Jubilarians
During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens is proud to honor 92 sisters and brothers who have collectively given 5,220 years of service to the Church and the people of God.
Ladies of Sacred Heart Journey to Holy Door
More than 500 women from the Cofradías Del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús streamed through the Holy Doors of St. James Cathedral Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, on their way to celebrate the feast of Jesus’ Most Sacred Heart on Friday, June 3.
Tablet Wins 11 Press Awards
The Tablet captured three first-place prizes and five second-place awards in the national competition among diocesan newspaper with a circulation of 25,000 or more.
Ten New Priests (with slideshow)
Bishop DiMarzio ordained the 10 men on Saturday, June 4, in a two-and-a-half-hour ceremony at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights. The new priests are Fathers Gesson Agenis, Yvon-Hector Aurelien, Victor Manuel Bolaños, Mark Charlton Mendelsohn Bristol, Ralph Edel, Lukasz Kubiak, Uririoghene Melchizedek John-Baptist Okrokoto, Ambiorix D’Jesus Osorio Torres, Jaroslaw Szeraszewicz, and Marcial Thomas.
Astoria Parish Followed The Plan and It Worked
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (OLMC) parish in Astoria, underwent the pilot phase of the Generations of Faith capital campaign which began in the Diocese of Brooklyn in early 2015
St. Joseph HS Appoints First Lay Principal
Caroline Latham has been named the new principal of St. Joseph H.S., Downtown Brooklyn.
Off the Markey
Queens Assemblywoman Slanders Bishop; Catholic League Calls for Her Resignation. Bill Donohue, president of The Catholic League, fired back at the Daily News. He accused them of “slamming the Catholic Church. But this time they really did themselves in: They floated a front-page story by a notorious anti-Catholic bigot accusing a local bishop of bribery.”
Bishop Responds to NY Daily News and Assemblywoman Markey
Letter from Bishop DiMarzio: The New York Daily News has published an article claiming that I attempted to bribe an elected official several years ago in order to advance the political agenda of the Catholic Church. I want you to know that this very serious accusation against me is patently false.