For more than half of his adult life, Jerry Kokkinos has devoted himself to the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Recently, he was honored by the Junior Knicks as the organization’s Coach of the Year
Diocesan News
A Flippin’ Success: Diocese of Brooklyn Sees Rise in People Joining the Faith
The Diocese of Brooklyn has seen an increase in the number of people joining the faith in recent years, said officials, who said it’s part of a trend in dioceses across the country.
Diocese of Brooklyn Jornadas Make Annual Caminata Pilgrimage Through Queens
More than 150 pilgrims from 17 parishes in Brooklyn and Queens participated in Jornadas de Vida Cristiana’s Caminata on March 28, stopping at four parishes in Astoria along the way.
Holy Girl Walk: Praying the Rosary Grows Faith, Forms Friendships in Central Park
On the morning of March 28 at Central Park, decades of the rosary could be heard echoing through a megaphone as a group of nearly 40 women, aged 20 to 60, partook in the first-ever “Holy Girl Walk.”
Lenten Pilgrims and Jornadistas Cross Paths at Astoria Parish
Diocese of Brooklyn pilgrims at a Lenten Pilgrimage stop in Astoria, Queens encountered a joyful surprise as the Jornada Movement’s procession passed by St. Francis of Assisi Parish, where the faithful also took part in special Jubilee opportunities, including a chance to receive a plenary indulgence.
On Palm Sunday, Bishop Robert Brennan Reminds Diocese of Brooklyn Faithful, ‘Christ Lives With Us’
Led by Bishop Robert Brennan, more than 100 Catholics on March 29 walked a half mile from St. Teresa of Avila Church to the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph for the Palm Sunday procession.
Mid-East Bakery Celebrates 50 Years of Bringing a Taste of Lebanon to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
When you walk into the newly remodeled Mid-East Bakery, you’re struck by a mural behind the counter depicting a cedar tree with a cross of light in its trunk, surrounded by the bounties of Lebanon: bread, olives, and wheat.
Holy Week Schedule in the Diocese of Brooklyn, 2026
Holy Week and Easter liturgies will be occurring across the Diocese of Brooklyn. All major services will also broadcast live on NET-TV.
Traveling Museum Highlights Good Works of Catholic Charities
The stories of people facing desperate situations and the folks from Catholic Charities who help them have been brought to life in a museum on wheels that debuted in New York on March 26. Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens co-hosted a ribbon-cutting at the first stop for the People of Hope Museum on its 21-state tour.
Young Adults in Diocese Urged to ‘Be Instruments of Peace’
Young adults in Brooklyn gathered for a Mass for Peace, where Church leaders urged them to follow St. Francis of Assisi’s example and become instruments of peace in a world marked by conflict.