The Diocese of Brooklyn is joining the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Rockville Centre in celebrating Advent Reconciliation Monday Dec. 18.
Diocesan News
Symbolic 1,000-Year-Old ‘Peace Light’ Begins Another North American Tour in NYC
Catholics across the New York metropolitan area were given the opportunity to light their first candle of the Advent season this past weekend, drawing from the flame of a source that dates back 1,000 years.
Farewell to a Beloved Post-9/11 Champion of the FDNY
Msgr. John Delendick, the FDNY Catholic chaplain who passed away from 9/11-related pancreatic cancer on Nov. 23, was remembered at his funeral Mass on Friday, Dec. 1 as a brother to firefighters and as a good and faithful shepherd.
Facing Bankruptcy, Diocese of Rockville Centre Plans $200 Million Offer To Abuse Survivors
In its revised bankruptcy plan filed Nov. 27, the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, said it planned to offer $200 million to approximately 600 survivors of abuse, saying this was its “best and final offer.”
Pining for The Old White Christmases of Europe
One Christmas, while in Ecuador, Father Alexandre Morard was depressed. There was no snow, which made him homesick for the Swiss Alps where he grew up skiing world-class slopes and hiking through vast forests.
Brooklyn Girl Gets Special Message From Mother Of A Soon-to-Be Saint
Like many young Catholics around the world, Khloe Chavez, a sixth grader at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy in Corona, feels an affinity with Blessed Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager on track to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint.
When Your Bundle Of Joy Also Brings You Postpartum Depression
Allison Auth always thought that when she gave birth to her first child, it would be a glorious experience. “I thought the baby came and you just figured it out and fell in love with the baby,” she said.
Heavenly Fashion
The expression “Wear your heart on your sleeve” is a time-honored phrase. But there’s one fashion line that is offering women the chance to wear their faith on their sleeves — literally.
Tragic Legacy: 9/11-Related Illnesses Still Claiming Lives
Msgr. John Delendick, the FDNY chaplain who passed away from a 9/11-related cancer on Thanksgiving Day, joins a sad and growing list of people succumbing to illnesses they suffered due to their service at the World Trade Center site in the weeks and months following the 2001 attack.
Advocate Calls for Additional Accessibilty for Churches
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for December is for persons with disabilities, and he has called for the Catholic Church to be inclusive and welcoming, to ensure that each person “feels encouraged to do his or her part for the good of the entire ecclesial body and for the good of society as a whole.”