Bishops Nicholas DiMarzio and Auxiliary Bishops Raymond Chappetto, Octavio Cisneros and Paul Sanchez will visit Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens during Catholic Schools Week. Bishop DiMarzio will conduct his visitations on Thursday, Jan. 30, when he will hold an assembly at Immaculate Conception School, Jamaica Estates, at 9 a.m., and at St. Francis de […]
Diocesan News
Dr. King Remembered: Parishioners Asked to Volunteer in Spirit of the Slain Civil Rights Leader
by Marie Elena Giossi For many, the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was simply a holiday from work. But for those gathered at St. Gregory the Great Church, Crown Heights, last Monday, Jan. 20, it was a day set aside to remember a martyr for the cause of justice. The diocesan […]
Homeless Center Named For a Woman of Faith
Dr. Elizabeth Lutas has been called a “saint,” but she says she is simply doing the Lord’s work. On Jan 16, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ), along with its partners – the N.Y.C. Department of Homeless Services and the N.Y.C. Administration for Children’s Services – celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Catholic Charities Dr. […]
Three Kings Parade
Among the participants in Williamsburg’s Three Kings Parade were members of the religious education program at Most Holy Trinity-St. Mary’s parish and three camels who accompanied the Magi. The march, which honors the Feast of the Epiphany, took place along Graham Avenue from Meeker Avenue to Broadway.
Vibrant Service at the Altar
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, Forest Hills, boasts more than 100 members of its Altar Server Society. College and high school members were among the 50 servers who joined with Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez, pastor, and the parish priests and deacons at Christmas Midnight Mass. Also shown are Fathers Francis J. Passenant and Antonin […]
Judge’s Generosity Helps Catholic School Students
Thanks to the continued generosity of Judge Louis Fusco and the Tri-State Italian-American Congress, 116 students enrolled in 36 Catholic elementary schools and academies within the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens can begin the New Year rejoicing in a special gift – the gift of a scholarship to attend Catholic school. Overall, $80,000 was awarded […]
Final Tribute to Sisters Killed in House Fire – Bishop Sansaricq Celebrates Funeral at Holy Innocents
Battling the arctic cold and snow that brought much of the city to a standstill, mourners filled Holy Innocents Church, Flatbush, to capacity Jan. 4 for the funeral of three young women tragically killed in a home fire. Retired Auxiliary Bishop Guy Sansaricq celebrated the Mass of Christian Burial for the sisters who died […]
Cool Start to 2014
Moms and children from Sacred Heart parish, Bayside, take a break from sled riding in Crocheron Park. Schools were closed Jan. 3 as nearly a foot of snow fell on the metropolitan area as temperatures plummeted to single digits with wind chills below zero.
Transitioning To Stability – Nonprofit Helps Homeless Rebuild Resumes and Lives
by Ambria Hammel PHOENIX (CNS) – The new year will be a brighter beginning for Terrance Alston. The 49-year-old, who spent enough years on the streets, is now fixing up his own home and mending family bonds. He attended his first big family dinner in 20-something years over Christmas, just days after moving from Phoenix […]
Restoring an Image
EverGreene’s chief conservator, Gillian Randell, cleans the face of the Heavenly Father in one of 13 historic murals on the ceilings and walls of St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights. Before restoration began the figures and rich decoration could hardly be deciphered. The restored murals are now a distinctive feature of St. Joseph’s, which is set […]