Father Peter Gillen recently led a spiritual pilgrimage for A&G Peace Tours to Fatima, Portugal and Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The pilgrims are shown here at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima with an image of the Blessed Mother superimposed.
Diocesan News
9/11 Memorial Services
Our Lady of the Snows Church, North Floral Park, will present a special concert in remembrance of the tragic events that occurred on 9/11/01. The concert will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 11, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the church. Admission is free. There will be a goodwill offering collection. Anybody who is a member […]
NET-TV Original Documentary – Cuba: The Island of Our Lady
NET-TV is proud to present an original feature-length documentary, Cuba: The Island of Our Lady. When Pope Benedict XVI visited Cuba, a team of Catholic documentarists from NET-TV, consisting of a journalist, a producer and a priest, followed him into the island nation that has been officially closed off to American journalists for over half-a-century. […]
St. Ephrem’s Surpasses Its Appeal Goal
Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, Diocesan Vicar for Development, presents Msgr. Peter Kain, pastor of St. Ephrem, Dyker Heights, and members of the parish with a check for more than $29,000, representing the amount that St. Ephrem has gone over its assigned goal for the 2013 Annual Catholic Appeal. If all pledges are paid in full, the parish […]
‘Halo’ of Fame Dinner Dance
Holy Angels Academy, Bay Ridge, will hold its Halo of Fame Dinner Dance on Saturday, Sept. 28. The celebration begins with Mass in the church at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and dancing in the gym. This year’s inductees will be Mrs. Mary Brannan, Jim Clark, the Moloney family, the Mulligan family and the Nastro […]
Carnival: Faith Was on Parade at West Indian American Day Festival (with video and slideshow)
Gray skies cast a pall over Eastern Parkway early in the day on Labor Day, but vibrant colors and music soon enlivened the landscape. Labor Day, normally a time for rest and relaxation, is also the celebration of Brooklyn’s annual West Indian American Day Parade. Millions of spectators and participants trekked west on the two-mile […]
Summer Fun Day at St. Agatha (with slideshow)
The Brooklyn Chinese Apostolate brought friends, family and the Church community together for a day of games and performances. The organization’s lay committee organized a Summer Fun Day at St. Agatha School, Sunset Park. This marks the second year the event. Last year, it was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Sunset Park. […]
Sacred Heart Combines Education with Adventure
The seventh-grade class at Sacred Heart School, Bayside, visited the Alley Pond Adventure Course in Queens. The adventure course is designed to focus on team-building, problem-solving and communication skills through games and low- and high-element activities. Prior to the field trip, the students had been working on an adventure education unit in their physical education […]
No Criminal Wrongdoing for Ex-St. John’s President
JAMAICA, N.Y. (CNS) – An independent investigation by St. John’s University found “no criminal wrongdoing” on the part of its recently retired president, but “errors in judgment” by top university officials over financial conflicts of interest and lack of disclosure to the school’s board of trustees. Vincentian Father Donald J. Harrington retired at the end […]
US Bishops: Destruction of Christian Churches in Egypt is ‘Unacceptable’
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The U.S. should work with the international community to help Egyptians end violence, restore the rule of law and build an inclusive democracy in their country, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace. In an Aug. 23 letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, Bishop Richard […]