Candidates, sponsors, and loved ones filled the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston as 72 students from high schools across the Diocese of Brooklyn received confirmation.
Diocesan News
Sign of the Times: How the Knights of Columbus Are Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary
Knights of Columbus members in Queens are reminding their fellow citizens that God should be a part of the nation’s birthday bash.
Bishop Robert Brennan: AI Can’t Replace True Relationship With Christ, Prayer
As the Church grapples with the rise of artificial intelligence and it’s use among the faithful, and clergy alike, Bishop Robert Brennan has raised concerns about the potential impacts.
Cardinal Raymond Burke Visits Queens to Bless New Shrine Honoring St. Carlo Acutis
Cardinal Raymond Burke visited St. Pancras in Queens from Rome to bless a new shrine featuring four relics of the first millennial saint.
Bestselling Author Brings Anti-Hate Message to South Ozone Park School
On May 7, author Liza Wiemer visited Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy to give a lesson on the power of speaking out against injustice.
Bishop Robert Brennan Joins Diocese of Brooklyn 8th Grade Grads in Special Greeting to Pope Leo XIV
Students from 35 Catholic schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn on May 8 celebrated the first anniversary of Pope Leo’s pontificate by sending him a video with this message: “Pope Leo, we love you!”
NYSCC ‘Encouraged’ by Governor Showing Support of School Choice Program
The New York State Catholic Conference has expressed hope that private school choice could expand across the state next year after Gov. Kathy Hochul reportedly said she intends to opt in to a new federal program.
Bushwick Mural of Pope Leo and the Terminator Carries a Catholic Climate Message
A mural of Pope Leo XIV, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the chrome skull of the Terminator stretches across the side of Bake Shop on Flushing Avenue and Bogart Street, and people are talking about it online.
Building Bridges: How Pope Leo XIV’s First Words Set the Tone for His Papacy’s First Year
Following the one-year anniversary of Pope Leo’s election, The Tablet takes a more in-depth look at some of the highlights of his first year.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Queens Holds Novena for Martyred Vietnamese Priest
A novena began May 3 at a Queens parish, praying for the upcoming beatification of a 20th-century Vietnamese priest who, a local priest says, inspires devotions much like those of St. Carlo Acutis.