Response to the 2012 Annual Catholic Appeal, “Sharing God’s Gifts to Build God’s Kingdom in Brooklyn and Queens,” continues to grow. Pledges have exceeded $7.2 million, with actual receipts exceeding $4.4 million. More than 32,000 donors have participated. In addition to those that have already been listed, the following parishes have now exceeded their goals […]
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Pope Leads Procession Through Rome
Pope Benedict XVI kneels in prayer in front of the Blessed Sacrament during the Corpus Christi procession in Rome. At Corpus Christi Mass, the Pope said a misunderstanding of the Second Vatican Council has led some Catholics to think that Eucharistic adoration and Corpus Christi processions are pietistic practices that pale in importance to the […]
Principals Honored for Their Years of Service
The Office of the Superintendent of Catholic Schools honored principals in Brooklyn and Queens during two end-of-the-year events. Principals, who were celebrating anniversaries and/or changing ministries, were recognized at a dinner on May 31, and all principals participated in the St. John Neumann Principals’ Day of Prayer and Appreciation on May 24. Additionally, Michael Pizzingrillo, […]
Christ Cathedral Is New Name For Schuller’s Crystal Cathedral
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Bishop Tod D. Brown of Orange, Calif., announced June 9 that Christ Cathedral is the new name of the former Crystal Cathedral, now owned by the diocese and once home to the ministries of the Rev. Robert H. Schuller. He also appointed Father Christopher Smith as episcopal vicar for the cathedral. Bishop […]
In Bay Ridge
Msgr. Kevin Noone, pastor of Our Lady of Angels parish, Bay Ridge, leads priests and parishioners along Third Avenue during the Corpus Christi procession.
In Woodside
Msgr. Michael Hardiman, pastor of St. Sebastian’s parish, Woodside, carries the monstrance during the traditional Corpus Christi street procession.
Two New Auxiliary Bishops Named in Rockville Centre
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI has named Msgr. Robert J. Brennan, 50, a pastor and vicar general of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, and Msgr. Nelson J. Perez, 50, a pastor in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, as auxiliary bishops for the Rockville Centre Diocese. The appointments were announced June 8 in Washington by Archbishop Carlo Maria […]
Eucharistic Congress
by Michael Kelly DUBLIN (CNS) – The church in Ireland is on the path to renewal, church leaders told pilgrims at the opening Mass of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress June 10. Welcoming pilgrims from more than 120 countries at an open-air Mass, Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said, “The church in Ireland rejoices today in […]
Religious Men, Franciscan Superiors Support Women’s Leadership Group
WASHINGTON (CNS) – As the top officials of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) prepared to meet in Rome with the head of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, they received messages of support and solidarity from the executive committee of the Congregation of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) and the […]
Better for Their Sacrifice
Next Saturday, June 23, our Diocesan Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will ordain six men to the priesthood. We join together in thanking God for calling these men to this estimable ministry, one that is certain to be a challenge to love in depth and in breadth and in that most authenticating way called sacrifice. It is, […]