WASHINGTON (CNS) – As military, police and federal investigators searched for answers as to why a lone gunman opened fire Sept. 16 at the Washington Navy Yard, killing 12 people and wounding at least eight more, religious leaders and public officials offered prayers for the victims and their families. Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl and […]
Diocesan News
Not Forgotten
Boy Scout Alexander Dimitrov, 11, a member of the Boy Scouts at St. Margaret’s parish, Middle Village, participates in a candlelight vigil Sept. 11. The ceremony marked the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Explore the website for more on how other schools and parishes marked the occasion.
Congratulations and Thank You, Bishop Frank Caggiano
Bishop Frank Caggiano will be installed as Bishop of Bridgeport, Conn., on Sept. 19. Below are the links to each of the stories featured in a special pullout section of The Tablet dedicated to Bishop Caggiano: Bishop Frank Caggiano Background His Leadership Is Based on Building Relationships by Father William G. Smith Bishop Has a […]
Photos: Through The Years
Before becoming a priest and a bishop, Bishop Frank Caggiano was just a regular Brooklyn boy. Below from top, he is pictured with his parents Arnaldo and Gennarina, and sister Antonia, in a family snapshot from 1976… Below, the future bishop in his Class of 1977 graduation photo from Regis H.S., Manhattan, and the newly-ordained […]
Family Album Photos
Below, Bishop Frank Caggiano with his mother Gennarina and niece Pasqualina; center, then-Father Caggiano with Bishop Rene Valero, his nephew Dominick and his mother; Bishop Caggiano’s sister, Antonia, has a few words for NET-TV’s Currents during the Douglaston farewell celebration.
Ethnic Celebrations
From top, Bishop Frank Caggiano celebrates with the Irish at the 2011 Irish-American Day Parade in Park Slope; he participates in a Polish liturgy and blesses the congregation with a relic of Blessed John Paul II; and celebrates the Holy Year of St. James with Spanish-speaking members of the Cursillo Movement. […]
The Great Irish Fair (with slideshow)
For two days, Sept. 14 and 15, the Irish returned to Coney Island for the celebration of the 32nd annual Great Irish Fair, which benefits Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens. Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez was the main celebrant and homilist of the opening Mass. He told the fairgoers about his Irish ancestry on his […]
Episcopal Ordination
Bishop Frank Caggiano was ordained an auxiliary bishop on Aug. 22, 2006 along with Auxiliary Bishops Octavio Cisneros and Guy Sansaricq. The ceremony took place at Our Lady of Angels Church, Bay Ridge. At right, Bishop Caggiano is shown speaking that day following the ordination rite. Below, Bishop DiMarzio pours holy oil on the head of […]
Douglaston Farewell
A diocesan farewell to Bishop Frank Caggiano was celebrated Sept. 12 in the chapel at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, where Bishop Caggiano was ordained a priest. Invited guests included priests, deacons, diocesan officials and religious superiors. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio presented Bishop Caggiano with a replica of the stained-glass window at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, […]
The Time Is Now for Bishop Caggiano
by Msgr. Guy Massie According to the Book of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, which is part of the Wisdom Literature in the Hebrew Texts, there is a time for every thing under the heavens. “There is time to be born and a time to die, a time to laugh and a time to cry…” As I listened […]