by John Thavis ROME (CNS) – The consensus among leaders of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X is that a “doctrinal preamble” presented by the Vatican is “clearly unacceptable,” according to the district superior of the society in Britain. The comments, made by Father Paul Morgan in an online newsletter in early November, appeared […]
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A Cristo Rey School Grows in Brooklyn
by Antonina Zielinska Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio went to Lourdes Academy, Bushwick, to officially rededicate it, on Nov. 2, as Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School. Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz also came to congratulate the school as did representatives of the diocese and the Cristo Rey Network. “The name change is a symbol of more profound […]
Diocese Sponsors Estate Planning Conference
A joint estate planning conference hosted by the Diocese of Brooklyn and Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on Oct. 27. Over 100 attorneys and court personnel attended the presentations by Raymond C. Radigan, Esq., U.S. Trust, Bank of America; Linda Hirschson, Esq., Greenberg Traurig, and Lawrence M. […]
Jackson Heights Parish Has Appeal
Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, Vicar for Development, presents a check for $27,000 to Father Patrick Burns, pastor of Blessed Sacrament parish, Jackson Heights, and his Annual Support Appeal team, which consists of Sister Jane Ann Scanlon, Sister Lizbeth Pimental, Sister Yaneth Mendez, Sister Oneida Franco, Ramona Diaz, Lucy Eckardt, Teresa Gonzalez, Helen Melidones, Marlene Paucar, Norma […]
CCHD: Charges of Non-Compliance Are Unfounded
by Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) – Officials with the Catholic Campaign for Human Development rebutted a report that 55 agencies funded by the U.S. bishops’ anti-poverty program in 2010-11 were in conflict with Church teaching. Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento, Calif.; Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif.; and Ralph McCloud, CCHD executive director, said […]
Leadership Project Empowers Local Youth
St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy, Ozone Park, has been selected as the pilot school for Project Empower, a new non-profit organization that fosters leadership in young people and gives them effective guidance to visualize career goals and foster social entrepreneurship. Project Empower is comprised the following components: • BOSS, which prepares middle and high school students […]
Diocese Expands Schools Plan
On the heels of the successful establishment of 17 new Catholic academies, the Diocese of Brooklyn recently announced the expansion of Preserving the Vision, its strategic plan for schools. Dr. Thomas Chadzutko, Superintendent of Schools, presented the Preserving the Vision 2011-2014 Strategic Plan to elementary school principals at the annual Principals Convocation held Nov. 3, […]
Outreach to the World
When Bill Maher recently unloaded on Christian conservatives (“Who needs the government if you have Jesus?”), it was not clear whether, in his mind, it was their Christianity or their conservatism that ticked him off. Perhaps both, though Maher had specified, “there’s nothing they hate more than secular eggheads trying to fix problems like poverty […]
Assisi Is Site Of Peace Pilgrimage
by Cindy Wooden ASSISI, Italy (CNS) – Taking 300 religious leaders with him on pilgrimage to Assisi, Pope Benedict XVI said people who are suspicious of religion cannot be blamed for questioning God’s existence when they see believers use religion to justify violence. “All their struggling and questioning is, in part, an appeal to believers […]
Canarsie Parish Celebrates 50 Years of Faith Building
Sunlight streamed through the stained-glass windows of the Shrine Church of St. Jude, Canarsie, as Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio gathered with parishioners and clergy to celebrate the church’s Golden Jubilee Mass, last Sunday, Oct. 30. Blessings were also bestowed upon the parish’s new prayer garden, dedicated in memory of Father Rosario Pitrone, founding pastor.