About 200 parishioners from Brooklyn and Queens attended the eighth World Meeting of Families (WMF) in Philadelphia, Sept. 23, as part of a pilgrimage organized by the diocese’s School of Evangelization.
Diocesan News
Seminarians, Religious Encouraged by Pope
Being one of 2,500 people in attendance for evening prayers with Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Manhattan, Sept. 24, seminarian Mark Bristol described the experience as intimate.
Around the Diocese: Sept. 26, 2015
BROOKLYN St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands — Caribbean Night, Sept. 26, 7 p.m. in Msgr. King Hall. Call 253-4404. St. Frances Cabrini, Bath Beach — Madonna di Montevergine Feast, Sept. 27, 2 p.m. Mass. Culmination of four-day feast, Sept. 24-27. Sponsor: Knights of Columbus Council No. 481. Call 259-8840. Our Lady of Peace, Gowanus/Park Slope — […]
Relics of St. Maria Goretti To Be Venerated in Brooklyn
It is the first time that the saint’s body has travelled to the U.S. and only the second time that it has left Italy. The relics can be venerated at Good Shepherd Church, Marine Park, on Thursday Oct. 1 and at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, on Friday, Oct. 2.
80 New Lay Leaders Come Forward to Serve
At two recent full-day orientation sessions, the diocesan Pastoral Institute welcomed 80 new participants for the Lay Ministry Program. Coming from parishes across the diocese, lay leaders embark on a three-year course of intellectual, spiritual, human and pastoral formation that will prepare them for service in their parishes. Thirty-nine will follow the Spanish-language track, while […]
Middle Village Students Enjoy Visit from Bishop
A week before Pope Francis’ visit to New York, students at St. Margaret School in Middle Village received their own special visitor: Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.
Long Island City Parish Celebrates 150 Years
Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez was the main celebrant of the Mass at St. Mary’s, which culminated a year-long celebration.
Generations Has Tips for Hispanic Parishes
At the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, pastors, parochial vicars and lay leaders joined together for a capital campaign workshop focused on sharing tips and best practices for Spanish-speaking parishes and communities that will participate in Generations of Faith later this year and into 2016. The workshop was organized by The Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens, […]
Brooklyn and Queens Kids Welcome Pope Francis
Five students from the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens were selected for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to greet Pope Francis after his landing at the John F. Kennedy Airport on Thursday, Sept. 24. During the welcome ceremony, the students were set to give the pope a spiritual bouquet made out of prayers from students from the 86 schools in Brooklyn and Queens.
Walking the Walk With the Pope
Catholic Charities from the Archdiocese of Washington D.C. invited the nation to #WalkWithFrancis through prayer, service and action as a welcome to the pontiff. In response, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens organized a physical walk on Sept. 20 and invited all parishes to collect food for the needy during the same weekend.