St. Brigid Church in Bushwick opened a temporary enrollment site for IDNYC, a free identification card for New York City residents. The center will remain open until May 22.
Diocesan News
First Communion Is Right Setting for May Crowning
Emphasizing the importance of a close relationship with Jesus and Mary, Most Precious Blood parish combined its First Communion Mass and May Crowning, last Saturday.
Celebrating 40 Years as Priests
Seven priests of the diocese are observing their 40th anniversaries of ordination this year.
CMS’s Town Hall in Woodside
Catholic Migration Services held a Queens Town Hall on Right to Counsel April 30 at St. Sebastian Parish Center, Woodside. Communities around Queens gathered to discuss their experiences in going to housing court without representation, and how the proposed bill, Intro. 214, will eliminate this hustle in eviction proceedings if passed into law. Over 130 […]
Diocesan Assignments: May 9, 2015
PASTOR Rev. Alonzo Q. Cox, from administrator to pastor of St. Martin de Porres, Bedford-Stuyvesant, while remaining coordinator of ministry to the African-American immigrants, effective May 3. Rev. Robert Ambalathingal, from administrator to pastor of St. Pius V, Jamaica, while remaining coordinator of ministry to the Indian-Latin immigrants, effective May 9. Rev. Lawrence D. Ryan, […]
Brooklyn Nuns Are on a Mission in Guyana
Sister Karen Schneider, an ER pediatrician, and Sister Mary McGrory, a psychologist and RN from Brooklyn, regularly travel to Haiti and Guyana to provide medical care.
Stanner Wins Big at HS Press Awards
For the sixth year in a row, The Stanner, the newspaper of Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, won the General Excellence category at this year’s Tablet High School Press Awards.
Scout Honors
Scouts were awarded Catholic Religious Emblems at a convocation conducted by the Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting at St. Athanasius Church, Bensonhurst.
Flushing Church More Than Place to Worship
Spanish-language workshops at St. Ann Church in Flushing have touched on home safety, domestic violence, health and elderly care, emergency preparedness, immigration law and more.
Filipinos in Long Island City Honor Our Lady of Manaoag
With flowers, songs in Tagalog and prayers for peace, children and adults honored Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag May 3 at a monthly Filipino Mass at St. Patrick Church, Long Island City. “We believe that the Blessed Mother is the mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the mother of the Word incarnate and […]