In an act of desecration, a vandal decapitated a statue of Jesus Christ outside Holy Family Church in Fresh Meadows on Sunday, June 30, the pastor confirmed.
Diocesan News
Joyfully Ordained A Transitional Deacon, His Journey to the Priesthood Continues
Since coming to the U.S. from Mexico in the early 2000s, Nelson Gerardo Tlatelpa developed a servant’s heart at his home parish, Our Lady of Refuge in Midwood. He helped whenever asked, and soon he regularly served as an usher and worked with the youth. Father Michael Perry, pastor, (now pastor emeritus) saw potential in the young man from Chinantla, a small town about 135 miles southeast of Mexico City.
Religious Sister, a Young-at-Heart 70, Camps Out Along Serra Pilgrimage Route to National Eucharistic Congress
Sister Mary Rose Chinn is too old to be an official “perpetual pilgrim,” traversing the country as one of four groups enroute to Indianapolis as part of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. At nearly 70 years old, the Handmaid of the Triune God sister is four decades older than the maximum age acceptable to be part of the pilgrimage, and is asthmatic.
Bay Ridge Locals, Pols Protest Plans for Cannabis Shop Near Catholic Church and School
A raucous crowd of more than 200 people filled the 8400 block of Third Avenue on June 24 to make sure local elected officials heard their voices, loud and clear, in strong opposition to an application to open a legally licensed cannabis dispensary there.
DeSales Media Wins 33 Awards at Catholic Media Conference; Nuestra Voz Named Spanish Publication of the Year
DeSales Media Group won 33 awards this year at the Catholic Media Conference on June 21 in Atlanta. The Catholic Media Association’s annual conference took place June 18-21 with more than 300 participants from around the country and Canada. The group represents more than 200 publications and 90 communications offices throughout the United States and Canada.
A Long-Awaited Restoration Revives a Historic Brooklyn Catholic Church
Weekly prayer used to look very different for Christaina Iluwere. For years, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, her home parish since 1985, had desperately needed repairs, with some Sunday Masses interrupted by the patter of water, when rain would leak through the roof.
Little Flower Agency Pulls Out of Its Residences for Developmentally Disabled Adults
A nonprofit agency founded 95 years ago by Servant of God Msgr. Bernard Quinn to help children and families is divesting itself from all its residential programs for developmentally disabled adults in Queens and on Long Island, the agency has confirmed.
Crossing Guard Hit and Seriously Hurt Outside Queens Catholic School Is Back on the Job
The students and their parents at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy got a welcome surprise when they showed up for school on Monday morning, June 10: After a nine-month absence, their beloved crossing guard, Liliana D’Onofrio, was back on her usual corner.
‘Winners’! The ‘Collars vs. Scholars’ Game Celebrates Catholic Education in the Diocese
Catholic Schools Night at Maimonides Park in Coney Island on Friday, June 21, featured a friendly softball game between principals and priests but the real MVPs were the students.
Catholic Fourth Graders Join the Galaxy of Published Authors, With a Book on the Solar System
A handful of students at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy have earned the title of published author, with the help of their fourth grade teacher.