Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights on Oct. 18 for the 100th anniversary of World Mission Sunday.
School News
Bridging the Generation Gap: St. Bernadette Students Make New Friends at Senior Citizens’ Home
Christopher Trochalides, an eighth-grader at St. Bernadette Catholic Academy, paid a visit to a senior citizens’ home and found that age is not a barrier when it comes to making new friends. He was one of 21 students who spent the morning of Oct. 15 visiting with older adults at the Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center.
Priests Defeat Principals at Catholic Schools Night, But Students Steal the Show in the Diocese of Brooklyn
Behind a late three-run home run by one of this year’s bobblehead honorees, Father Christopher Bethge, priests and seminarians from across Brooklyn and Queens defeated Catholic school principals and administrators 13-5 after a years-long drought at the diocese’s annual Scholars vs. Collars softball game during Catholic Schools Night at Maimonides Park on June 24.
Red, White and New: Catholic War Veterans’ Gift Helps Fontbonne Raise the Flag High in Brooklyn
Fontbonne Hall Academy needed a new flagpole, so the Catholic War Veterans of Kings County donated $10,000 to help make that happen.
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy Alums Return for Bicentennial Time Capsule Unveiling in Queens
The Class of 1976 of Sacred Heart School returned to see the time capsule they buried for America’s Bicentennial 50 years ago unearthed. Today’s students are burying their own time capsule to mark the nation’s 250th birthday.
St. Ephrem Catholic Academy Hosts ‘Night of Hope’ in Brooklyn to Support Families Battling Cancer
Edward McCarthy was 14 when he noticed something was wrong. He started to experience headaches and eventually an entire “personality change.” Then, one day, while at the movies, he recalled that his vision blurred.
Boston Archbishop Encourages St. John’s University Graduates to Take Risks
Don’t play it safe. That message was the focus of the commencement address by Archbishop Richard Henning of Boston to the St. John’s University Class of 2026 on May 17.
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 Brennan’s Send-off to Eighth Graders: ‘You Are Loved’
Eighth graders graduating from Catholic schools or academies in the Diocese of Brooklyn received final reminders of God’s love from their shepherd, Bishop Robert Brennan.
Catholic School Supporters Urge Hochul To Join Scholarship Tax Credit Program
A new federal tax credit could transform Catholic school affordability in New York — but Gov. Kathy Hochul must decide whether the state will opt in.