Blessed Carlo Acutis, the late Italian teenager who is set to become the Catholic Church’s first Millennial saint, has become an inspiring figure to young people if the reaction from the Diocese of Brooklyn is any indication.
Diocesan News
Columbia’s Catholic Chaplain Promotes Peace
As the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel approached, there was a sense of calm at Columbia University — a sharp contrast to last spring, when protests rocked the campus and led the university’s president to resign. Now, with the start of Israel’s incursion into Lebanon and Iran’s subsequent missile attack on Israel, there is concern that the campus could once again see protests. Members of the Columbia University community, however, don’t expect any new demonstrations to reach the same scale as those last spring, according to Father Roger Landry, the university’s Catholic chaplain.
Diocese of Brooklyn Webinars Aim to Unlock Path to Spiritual Growth
Being a Catholic involves more than just showing up at church every Sunday. While many Catholics would like to fully integrate their faith into their daily lives, they aren’t quite sure how to do it. In an effort to help those who want to embrace the Church’s apostolic mission fully, DeSales Media Group, the communications and technology arm of the Diocese of Brooklyn, has created a webinar called “Religion to Reality.”
Brooklyn Diocese, DeSales Media Team Up for Pope’s Monthly Video
Pope Francis is getting a helping hand from the Diocese of Brooklyn and DeSales Media Group to get his message out to the faithful all over the world.
Students at St. Francis College Embrace Faith Through Rosary Procession
On a recent Monday afternoon at St. Francis College, students buried in their phones and laptops couldn’t help but get distracted by a procession making its way through the school’s corridors.
Outdoor ‘Hour of Prayer’ Engages Children, Families at Christ the King
As the faith formation director at Christ the King Church, Robbin Johnson always has fresh ideas on how to engage her students, such as the carnival she organized last month to welcome students back from summer vacation.
Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Brennan Call for Prayer Amid War, Antisemitism, Widespread Suffering
As the Jewish community celebrates Rosh Hashanah amid the Israel-Hamas war and rising antisemitism around the world, two New York prelates have released a message of support.
Mass Offers a Renewed Testament to Faith, Love
Josephine and Cristobal Rodriguez’s devotion to praying the rosary together every morning at the kitchen table is such that if their daughter Yolanda happens to call, they have the same reaction every time.
Lt. Chappetto Honored With Park Rededicated 80 Years After Death
Peter Chappetto, an Army infantry officer who died in World War II, has no grave near his boyhood home in Astoria, Queens, nor at any other military cemetery overseas. The second lieutenant was buried at sea. His family, including a nephew, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Raymond Chappetto, honor his memory for a park named for him — Chappetto Square.
Queens Residents Unite to Stop Sex Trafficking
Despite an afternoon downpour drenching the 90th Street Triangle on Sunday, Sept. 29, people showed up to a protest against sex trafficking along a three-mile stretch of Roosevelt Avenue. Organizers would soon announce that the “Roosevelt Avenue in Crisis: Demand Change Now!” rally would be rescheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6 — again at the 90th Street Triangle.