Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Academy (MHRCA) is a diverse school community sensitive to the cultural origins of all. The mission of the academy is to promote each student’s intellectual and spiritual growth grounded in a deepening relationship with Jesus Christ. The academic program, kindergarten through grade eight, supports New York State Common Core standards with […]
Diocesan News
Koreans Await Pope’s Visit to Homeland
Less than three weeks remain before Pope Francis makes his first apostolic visit to South Korea, and excitement is building among local Koreans, especially at St. Paul Chong Ha-Sang parish, Flushing.
Bishop Blesses New Korean Parish Center (with slideshow)
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio joined St. Paul Chong Ha-Sang Church, Flushing – one of the country’s largest Korean Catholic parishes – to bless a new education center and rectory – a $3.5 million project funded by parishioners.
Fiddler in Douglaston Is a Show with a Cause
Usually the singing heard at the Immaculate Conception Center (ICC) in Douglaston comes during Mass in the chapel or when seminarians living there practice their hymns.
Queens Pilgrims Visit Toussaint-Related Sites
“What a beautiful day for a pilgrimage” remarked Price Olivier as he and his wife Doris joined 160 other pilgrims from Southeast Queens as they boarded buses to lower Manhattan to visit the sites associated with the life of the Venerable Pierre Toussaint.
Lithuanian Archbishop Visits Brooklyn Parish
The Lithuanian community of Brooklyn and Queens was visited this spring by Archbishop Gintaras Grusas of Vilnius, Lithuania.
Dream Prom for Teens with Autism
Prom night was an incredible evening for teens with autism from The HeartShare School and HeartShare Respite/Recreation Program.
Salute to Sister Roberta
Alumni, students, faculty, parishioners and friends filled Our Lady of the Snows Church in North Floral Park to honor to Sister Roberta Oberle, C.S.J., who is retiring after 28 years as parish school principal.
Passionists Welcome New Superior
Father Thomas Brislin, C.P., was recently elected as the new superior of Immaculate Conception Passionist Monastery in Jamaica Estates.
Nun from Red Hook Is 60 Years with Franciscans
Sister Pauline Sweeney, S.F.P., a native of Visitation B.V.M. parish, Red Hook, who has returned to reside there, is marking her 60th year as a Franciscan Sister of the Poor.