Three modern-day missionaries to China, with the help of an anonymous donor, are continuing the instruction the Blessed Mother gave to a French nun in the early 1800s to create the Miraculous Medal.
Diocesan News
City Memorializes Teen With Street Sign as Drive For Sainthood Continues
As an effort to make her a saint inches forward, a Mill Basin teenager who died of bone cancer in 2018 and who inspired many others with her faith and courage was memorialized in a street co-naming ceremony near her church on Thursday, June 15.
The Tablet’s 2023 Summer Reading List
The Tablet’s 2023 summer reading list is out now! Click the image to view the list in full screen and check out what’s being read around the Diocese of Brooklyn this summer.
Diocese of Brooklyn To Celebrate Catholic Education With Annual Game at Coney Island Ballpark
DeSales Media, in conjunction with the Diocese of Brooklyn, will host a celebration of Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens Wednesday, June 28 starting at 6 p.m. at Maimonides Park, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones, at 1904 Surf Avenue in Coney Island.
For Polish Parents, Sharing Their ‘Katolicki’ Faith With Children is Essential
When Auxiliary Bishop Witold Mroziewski served as pastor of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church in Sunset Park 10 years ago, he noticed that many of his parishioners did not reside in the neighborhood but instead came from elsewhere to attend Mass at the traditionally Polish parish.
Bishop Brennan Unveils New Regional Governance, Says Restructuring Deaneries Sets Diocese Up for the Future
Bishop Robert Brennan has made changes to how the diocese is currently set up with two distinctive boroughs — Brooklyn and Queens — each with an episcopal vicar.
Indian Americans Feel at Home at Our Lady of the Snows Church
A group of Indian Americans gathered in the office of Our Lady of the Snows Church to meet with their pastor, Father Kevin McBrien, to plan the parish’s celebration of the feast of St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception.
Three Longtime Priests Incardinated Into Diocese of Brooklyn
The Diocese of Brooklyn welcomed priests to the diocese, but they aren’t new. They’ve been serving in Brooklyn or Queens for many years, although they were not incardinated until a special Mass on June 16.
Scouts Rebound from COVID, Earn Awards at Convocation
On Sunday, June 4, Scouts across the Diocese of Brooklyn overcame a series of pandemic-era setbacks when they received awards commending their growth in the Catholic faith.
Fond Memories of School Days Has Woman Establishing Endowment
Putting her faith in action, Patricia Faint has established a $250,000 endowment for the Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens to provide funding for children whose families need financial assistance to pay to send their children to Catholic school in the Diocese of Brooklyn.