Here in the Diocese of Brooklyn, we too can lay claim to several contacts with Blessed Sheen during his 60 years of priesthood, many of which were spent in New York.

This Hispanic Heritage Month, we celebrate Hispanic Americans in the diocese and nationwide, while also offering prayers and support to our broader Catholic family, especially those who still suffer following the recent natural disasters.

Catholic education helps students discover the person God is calling them to be and strengthens the foundation on which they build their lives.

Go to Mass on Sept. 11, or on any day, to remember those who have died in Christ. Do this in commemoration of Him — and them.

There is something rather delightful about Pope Leo XIV becoming something of a fashion icon. Vanity Fair has included the Holy Father among its best-dressed figures of 2026, following Vogue, which included him among its best-dressed people of 2025.

Bishop Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez of Palm Beach, Florida, noted that his diocese is growing to the point that he’s begun the strategic planning process to open two new parishes. Those stories deserve our attention.

New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act went into effect on Aug. 5. Its supporters describe it as an act of compassion, autonomy, and dignity. The Catholic faith has remained consistent that human life belongs first to God.

Pope Leo XIV has quoted Bob Dylan in the foreword of a new collection of his addresses on peace published recently by the Vatican.

We are blessed by a strong commitment to the diaconate in the Diocese of Brooklyn, ensuring deacons can continue serving generations to come.