It was a crisp fall morning on Sunday, Oct. 19, when St. Ephrem’s parish and school community gathered in Dyker Heights to celebrate the 100th birthday of Madeline Scotto. The celebration began at the 10 a.m. parish Mass.
Diocesan News
Priests of Diocese Convene To Reflect on Their Ministry
On the newly designated Feast of St. John Paul II, the priests of Brooklyn and Queens were told to use the new saint as a role model for their priesthood. “If the Lord is going to renew His flock in the Diocese of Brooklyn, He is going to do it through the parish priest,” said Coadjutor Archbishop Bernard Hebda of Newark, N.J.
Pilgrims to National Shrine Reflect Ethnic Make-Up of Diocese (with video and slideshow)
A record 3,000 pilgrims from the Diocese of Brooklyn traveled to Washington, D.C. for a pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate in Conception .
Local Maryknoller Elected President
Sister Antoinette Gutzler, M.M., the Brooklyn-born president-elect of Maryknoll Sisters, celebrated 50 years with the congregation this past Sunday, Oct. 12, at a special Mass offered at Maryknoll Sisters Center, Maryknoll, N.Y.
Deacon Ordained in Rome
Nicholas Colalella, from St. Margaret parish, Middle Village, a fourth-year seminarian at the North American College, Rome, was ordained a deacon at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Oct. 2 by Cardinal Donald Wuerl.
Siebel Retires as CEO Of Catholic Charities
Robert Siebel will be retiring as CEO of Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ) and related agencies, effective Nov. 1.
Judges, Lawyers Gather For Annual Red Mass
At the annual Red Mass in Brooklyn, prayers were offered that the Holy Spirit would inspire wisdom, truth and action on those involved in the legal profession.
Bishop Honored at City Hall
City Councilman Paul Vallone honored Bishop DiMarzio at a celebration of Italian Heritage in honor of Columbus Day at City Hall. Msgr. Kieran Harrington, vicar for communications, right, represented the bishop. Vallone also honored Professor Joseph V. Scelsa, founder and president of the Italian American Museum. Co-sponsors of the event were City Council member Vincent […]
Brooklyn Heights Parishes to Pray for Middle East Peace Oct. 26
Three Brooklyn Heights congregations will come together in a street procession to pray for peace in the Middle East this Sunday, Oct. 26. The faithful will meet at St. Charles Borromeo Church at 12:15 p.m. to begin the procession carrying the Most Blessed Sacrament. Participants will pray the rosary as they walk through the neighborhood […]
Warsaw Archbishop Visits Polish Flock in Brooklyn
Family life and the new evangelization were the themes for this year’s diocesan Polish Heritage Mass.