Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio visited Bensonhurst on Pentecost Sunday to celebrate both the birth of the universal Church and the birth of St. Mary, Mother of Jesus Church 125 years ago. The bishop brought a challenge to the people of the parish. He asked them to foster the gifts and the strength bestowed upon them […]
by Marie Elena Giossi “Christ, be our light! Shine in your Church gathered today” were the words that echoed through St. Andrew Avellino Church, Flushing, as the parish came together to close its centennial year on Sunday, June 1. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant of the 10:30 a.m. Mass, which was the culmination […]
At St. Leo’s School in Corona, social justice is more than a noble concept taught in religion class; it’s a lived commitment to recognizing and serving Christ among the neighborhood’s neediest residents.
St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, hosted its first pilgrimage when the Holy Rosary Society of Holy Child Jesus parish, Richmond Hill, visited May 24.
The Nigerian diocesan apostolate joined Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio in prayer May 27 asking for peace in Nigeria and deliverance for the kidnapped girls who have gained international attention.
The Daughters of Charity have been a staple in Brooklyn for over 40 years, but a call to serve elsewhere has them packing their bags to leave.
During a trip to foster his relationship with a parish in Brooklyn, a Kenyan bishop said well meaning people from the developed world often end up causing more harm than good when taking part in short-sighted, mission efforts that leave Africans in greater poverty.
A “flash mob” is a large public gathering in which a group of people – typically organized by some form of social media – descends upon a particular place.
A former professor once remarked to me that a priest will always have a special place in his heart for the bishop who ordained him. In February of 1979, I was ordained to the priesthood by the fifth Bishop of Brooklyn, Francis J. Mugavero. Over the past 35 years, I have found my old professor to be right. I indeed have a special place in my heart for the late Bishop Mugavero.
Today, I write in order to dissipate any lingering doubts concerning the longstanding position of the Diocese of Brooklyn and the judgment of Bishop Francis J. Mugavero, Fifth Bishop of Brooklyn, regarding the alleged apparitions of Mrs. Veronica Lueken and the “Bayside Movement.”
