Friends of Radio Maria Italia celebrated its 14th Gala Dinner with more than 200 supporters, friends and volunteers at Russo’s on the Bay, Howard Beach. The honorees were: Msgr. David Cassato, pastor, St. Athanasius, Bensonhurst; Americo Cortina; Giovanni DiMaggio; Federico Guglielmi; and Gino Dagri. Italian Vice Consul, Maria Caterina Ronchi, and Archbishop Bernardito C. Auza, […]
Diocesan News
Migration Office Offers Help with New Policy
Following President Obama’s executive order announcing a new policy to allow certain undocumented individuals to apply for a limited form of immigration relief, the diocesan Catholic Migration Office will hold a special information session on this new policy Saturday, Dec. 6, at 1 p.m. at St. Sebastian Parish Center, 39-60 57th St., Woodside. All are […]
Exhibit on St. Francis Coming to Brooklyn
A historic exhibit of medieval manuscripts and papal documents associated with St. Francis of Assisi will be on display at Brooklyn Borough Hall from Dec. 2 to Jan. 14. It was on view this past week at the U.N. Speakers at the opening in Manhattan affirmed the saint’s association with the world body’s peaceful aims […]
Year for Consecrated Life
The worldwide observance of the Year for Consecrated Life proclaimed by Pope Francis will open in the diocese with prayer services in Brooklyn and Queens. Our Lady of Angels Church, Bay Ridge, will be the site for the Brooklyn service on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3:30 p.m. The opening in Queens will take place on […]
Catholic Migration Office to Hold Special Immigration Information Session
After President Barack Obama’s executive order announcing a new policy to allow certain undocumented individuals to apply for a limited form of immigration relief, the diocesan Catholic Migration Office will hold a special information session on this new policy on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 1 p.m. at St. Sebastian Parish Center, 39-60 57th St., Woodside. […]
Bishop Will Give Thanks for St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara
A Mass of thanksgiving in honor of the canonization of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara will be celebrated at St. Anthony-St. Alphonsus Church, Greenpoint, on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will be the main celebrant. St. Kuriakose Elias is the founder of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (C.M.I.), who staff the Brooklyn […]
CCHD Collection This Week
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) collection will be taken up in all parishes of Brooklyn and Queens on the weekend of Nov. 22-23. Founded in 1970 by the Catholic Bishops of the U.S. as their domestic anti-poverty program, CCHD was proposed by the late Brooklyn Bishop Francis J. Mugavero. CCHD brings Catholic social […]
Merger Recalls Slain Maryknoll Nuns
Having served the immigrant population of Bushwick for over 20 years, The Maura Clarke-Ita Ford Center (MCIF) entered a new phase this past September. Named after two Maryknoll nuns murdered in El Salvador, the not-for-profit will now be able to expand its services thanks to its merger with Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT). The […]
Tablet Briefs: Bright Christmas Funds
Bright Christmas Funds If your parish or parish group needs financial help this Christmas season, we want to know. The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Campaign will be underway shortly. This is our annual fundraising drive that helps diocesan- and parish-based groups provide Christmas gifts to the needy. To qualify for a grant from Bright Christmas, we […]
50 Years of Faith in East New York
This fall, St. Laurence Church, East New York, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a Mass of thanksgiving and a gala celebration at El Caribe Country Club, Mill Basin. At the dinner dance, Father Bony Monastere, pastor, presented the following awards: