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Diocesan News
Inclusion Was Theme Of Day of Recollection
For Patricia Guinyard and Gloria Casanova, being able to receive the sacrament of reconciliation in their native tongue is a rare gift. Last Saturday, these women had the benefit of experiencing the sacrament in the language most natural to them – American Sign Language (ASL).
Pope Reappoints Local Priest as Interreligious Dialogue Advisor
Pope Francis recently reappointed Brooklyn priest Father James Massa to another five-year term as one of 50 advisors to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
Bensonhurst Kept Vigil During the Canonization
For those who couldn’t quite manage a weekend sojourn to Rome for the recent canonizations of SS. John XXIII and John Paul II, St. Athanasius Church, Bensonhurst, hosted its own celebration.
Co-Cathedral Set for Dedication on May 13
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will dedicate the church and altar of the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Prospect Heights, on Tuesday evening, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. The liturgy will be broadcast live on NET TV, the diocese’s 24-hour cable television channel.
Polish, Italian Communities Process To Honor Church’s Newest Saints (with slide show)
Having the example of two saintly popes who brought change to the Church, Catholic Poles of Borough Park took to the streets to celebrate the canonizations of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II.
Couples Celebrate 6,309 Years of Marriage
More than 160 local couples celebrated significant wedding anniversaries with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio at the annual diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebration, April 26.
Local Redemptorist Never Expected to Know a Saint
Among the millions of people around the world who watched the canonization of two popes last Sunday was Father Thomas Forrest, C.Ss.R., a missionary priest from Brooklyn who knew Pope St. John Paul II personally.
Web Exclusive – Slide Show: Welcoming New Catholics
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio baptized four adults and confirmed 13 during the Easter Vigil at Transfiguration Church, Williamsburg. More than 1,100 people in Brooklyn and Queens entered into full communion with the Church by receiving their first sacraments at Easter Vigils held throughout the diocese.
Sorrowful Mother in Carroll Gardens
Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez joined Msgr. Guy Massie, pastor; Father Cletus Forson, parochial vicar; and hundreds of past and present parishioners of Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen Church, Carroll Gardens, for the parish’s decades-old Good Friday street procession. Led by a large red cross, the faithful recall Christ’s Passion by candlelight, carrying statues of the Body of […]