Father Angelo Pezzullo marked his official retirement from active duty with a Mass of thanksgiving at Nativity B.V.M Church, Ozone Park, where he has served for the past 24 years. He is shown here surrounded by family members, Carmen and Ralph Pezzullo, nephew David Pezzulo and Sister Maria Coabella. Father Pezzullo has been a priest […]
Bishop William Murphy of the Rockville Centre Diocese ordained Brandon Patrick O’Brien and Jason Umberto Grisafi to the diocesan priesthood on Saturday, June 22, at St. Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Centre, L.I. Among those participating were retired Brooklyn priest, Father Jame Devine, left, shown placing his hands on the head of ordinand, and Father James Cunningham, right, […]
Cynthia Beebe Long Island City “The 33 Doctors of the Church” by Father Christopher Rengers, O.F.M. Cap. “Your Life is Worth Living” by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen “Catholics Come Home by Tom Peterson Msgr. John Bracken Blessed Trinity, Breezy Point “The Famine Plot” by Tim Pat Coogan “Francis: “The Journey and The Dream” by […]
About 165 persons gathered June 23 at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, for the second annual fundraiser, “Celebrating Lay Ministry: Working in the Vineyard of the Lord.” The event, which benefits the Pastoral Institute Scholarship Fund, honored Bishop Frank Caggiano and Our Lady of Refuge parish, Flatbush. Bishop Caggiano was recognized as a consistent advocate […]
Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) has decided to name its newest project in Haiti for the late Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan, who died last month. Cotes-de-Fer, Haiti, will be the first site for the implementation of CHAMPS, Children And Mothers Partnerships, and has received a $2 million challenge grant for the building in […]
Father Jun Hee Lee Born in Seoul, South Korea, Father Jun Hee (Peter) Lee, 26, spent his early years in Asuncion, Paraguay, before immigrating to the U.S. at age nine. After spending a year in New Jersey, his family settled in Marine Park and found their spiritual home among the Korean community at St. Athanasius […]
It was a great week for the DeSales Media Group, the parent company of The Tablet and NET-TV, both of which were honored with different awards. At the Catholic Press Association Awards Dinner in Denver, The Tablet took home seven prizes in the annual Catholic Press competition. The Tablet won first place for best editorial […]
Robert Cunningham sacrificed to send his four children to Catholic school at St. Sebastian’s, Woodside. Keeping this sacrifice in mind, the school has announced an annual scholarship in his memory. The announcement was made at the school June 18 with members of the Cunningham family, St. Sebastian’s parish and the diocese on hand. Cunningham passed […]
After months of meticulous restoration, the pipe organ at Our Lady of Refuge Church, Flatbush, was returned June 17 to the parish for re-installation. Movers carried parts of the organ piece-by-piece off two trucks and into the church building. Over the next two weeks, the crew will assemble as much of the organ as possible […]
Religious Sisters from the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens celebrated their anniversaries of religious life at a Jubilee Mass and dinner with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, May 14.
