For two days, about 100 different students from the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University (LIU) took time out from their academic, athletic and social calendars to perform an unusual public demonstration of caring for others – Rock-A-Thon IX.
Diocesan News
Fons Vitae Honors
A Mass of thanksgiving honoring members of the Fons Vitae Society was celebrated at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James, Downtown Brooklyn, on Saturday, Nov. 1.
Final Step to Priesthood
Cardinal Timothy Dolan ordained 21 men from the Archdiocese of New York and the Dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Centre to the transitional diaconate, the final step on their way to being ordained priests next spring. The ordinations took place on Saturday, Nov. 1, at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, N.Y.
Bishop Mansour: Defy Terror in Middle East
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) – Maronite Bishop Gregory J. Mansour of Brooklyn spoke to Belmont University students Oct. 22 about the need for all Christians to respond to persecution with “profound defiance,” which is markedly different from vengeful retaliation or submissive inaction.
Migration Services Gains Coveted Grant
The diocese’s Catholic Migration Services is one of only 40 organizations nationwide chosen to receive a citizenship grant from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Diocesan Assignments
PASTOR Rev. Thomas F. Vassalotti, from administrator to pastor of Divine Mercy, Williamsburg, effective Dec. 6. RETIRED Rev. Daniel S. Murphy, from pastor of St. Saviour, Park Slope, to senior priest status, effective Jan. 31, 2015. RESIDENCE Rev. Msgr. Edward V. Wetterer, to residence at St. Bartholomew, Elmhurst, while remaining in senior priest […]
Historic Liturgy
Father James Cunningham, pastor of Holy Name of Jesus parish, Park Slope, greets parishioners after Mass in the chapel at historic Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn. Holy Name sponsored a special All Souls’ Day Mass for the first time in the cemetery.
Colombian Prelate Visits Flock in Jackson Heights
The bishop of Quibdo, Colombia, warned against the dangers of a falsely confident outlook on the progress of the South American country during his recent visit to the U.S.
Miss USA Talks About Faith to St. Agnes’ Girls
When the principal of St. Agnes A.H.S. introduced the reigning Miss USA to students Oct. 30, she said the pageant winner “shows qualities that we ask you to strive for this year.” Miss USA spent the afternoon recounting her story to the teenage girls. She finished her talk with a demonstration of Tae-Kwon-Do self-defense moves, which can be done in high heels and a dress.
Diocesan Cemeteries Host Field Masses
Wind whipped through a large white tent on the grounds of Mount St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, as hundreds joined Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio for the annual Field Mass on All Souls’ Day, Sunday, Nov. 2.