A record 3,000 pilgrims from the Diocese of Brooklyn traveled to Washington, D.C. for a pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate in Conception .
Parishes
Brooklyn Heights Parishes to Pray for Middle East Peace Oct. 26
Three Brooklyn Heights congregations will come together in a street procession to pray for peace in the Middle East this Sunday, Oct. 26. The faithful will meet at St. Charles Borromeo Church at 12:15 p.m. to begin the procession carrying the Most Blessed Sacrament. Participants will pray the rosary as they walk through the neighborhood […]
Warsaw Archbishop Visits Polish Flock in Brooklyn
Family life and the new evangelization were the themes for this year’s diocesan Polish Heritage Mass.
Futures’ Dinner Raises Over $2.2 Million
Futures in Education, the scholarship fund of the Diocese of Brooklyn, set a record when it raised over $2.2 million in scholarships for the deserving students of low-income families. The annual Scholarship Fund Dinner was held Oct. 14 at the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, Manhattan.
Relic of St. JP II Will Reside in Elmhurst
Hundreds gathered in Elmhurst to be among the first to see, touch and venerate a first-class relic of St. John Paul II, which has taken up permanent residence at St. Adalbert Church.
Students Honored for Mission Sunday Contributions
Last Sunday at St. James Cathedral-Basilica in Downtown Brooklyn, the Propagation of the Faith Office conducted its annual World Mission Sunday event as schoolchildren from the diocese were honored for their donations to the missions.
Bullying Awareness Seminar, Oct. 25
Dean Dobbins, founder of the “Stop Bullying Today” campaign, will be the keynote speaker at “Bullying the Silent Threat,” an awareness seminar at Our Lady of Mercy Church, Forest Hills, Oct. 25.
Tablet TALK
This week’s Tablet TALK invites readers to a best-selling author’s book-signing (web exclusive), a Brooklyn parish mission with a well known singer/storyteller and an upcoming concert with an 8-year-old classical pianist and much more…
Whitestone Deacon Svebel Dead at 90
Deacon Harry Svebel, who served his entire diaconate at St. Luke’s parish, Whitestone, died Oct. 9. He was 90.
Obituary: Sister Claire Greico, M.P.F., St. Bernadette School’s Former Principal
Former principal of St. Bernadette School, Dyker Heights, Sister Claire Grieco, M.P.F., died Oct. 8 at St. Joseph Hall, Villa Walsh, Morristown, N.J. She was 83.