The Diocese of Brooklyn and the New York Blood Center (NYBC) acknowledged the efforts of parish blood drive coordinators and recruiters for the calendar year of 2012 on April 17 at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. The diocese contributed nearly 6,000 individual blood donations in 2012. Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto was on hand to honor […]
Msgr. Edward Scharfenberger, currently the pastor of St. Matthias parish, Ridgewood, was officially installed April 20 as the new episcopal vicar for Queens. He had been serving in that position since Jan. 31, but the installation Mass, celebrated by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio at St. Matthias, was the formal public decree of his new post. Msgr. […]
The parish youth group at St. Clare’s, Rosedale, performed a live dramatization of the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at the church. The 20 youth group members are mostly high school students who are parishioners at St. Clare’s, with a few performers being students at the parish’s elementary school. Father Andy Struzzieri, pastor, […]
The mission statement of Our Lady of the Snows Elementary School, North Floral Park, is the following: “Our vision is the preservation of our strong Christian environment and high academic standards. We will work conscientiously to realize our ideals in a community that is contemporary, enthusiastic, unbiased, and open to the future.” This statement thoroughly […]
A Mass for parishioners was held Thursday, March 14, at Holy Family parish, Flushing, to pray for the repose of their late pastor, Bishop Ignatius A. Catanello. Over 50 parishioners attended, as well as the children from the parish elementary school. Parishioners had the opportunity to pray beside the bishop’s casket and pay their final […]
While the world’s Catholics are rejoicing over the new Holy Father, Pope Francis, his election is even more momentous for Latin Americans, particularly those of Argentinian heritage.Among those bursting with pride is Father Francisco Walker, pastor of St. Agatha’s Church, Sunset Park, who was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, just like the new pope.
Designation Is Pope Benedict’s Final Gift to the Diocese by Marie Elena Giossi In one of his final acts as pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI designated St. Joseph Church in Prospect Heights as a co-cathedral for the Diocese of Brooklyn. Parishioners applauded when the announcement was made during the Spanish and English Masses at the […]
by Marie Elena Giossi This year, the Diocese of Brooklyn will welcome 1,033 catechumens and candidates into full communion with the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil on March 30. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio personally welcomed and accepted the catechumens and candidates from each parish during two Rite of Election prayer services at Christ the […]
Haitians from around the diocese gathered at Our Lady of Refuge Church, Flatbush, to celebrate 209 years of independence of the first free black republic in the world.
When St. Peter’s Church on Congress St. in Cobble Hill closed in 1975 to merge with St. Paul’s Church on Court St., 110 ornate pews and 96 kneelers were sent to the diocesan patrimony warehouse at Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Bushwick. For years, the hand-carved pews sat collecting dust and taking up space […]
