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 […]
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.
by Antonina Zielinska The one-year anniversary of the fire that destroyed the interior of St. Mary Magdalene church, Springfield Gardens, was bittersweet for parishioners who commemorated the day with a prayer service and a social get-together. Parishioners stood outside the church building, which they have not been able to use for the past year, to […]
by Antonina Zielinska The surprise October snowstorm last Saturday did not stop parishioners of St. Rita parish, East New York, from attending their International Festival in outfits representing their countries of origin. Over 22 nations were represented in the celebration, which began with a Mass and continued with a festival of cultural food and performances. […]
ASSISI, Italy (CNS) – A common thread ran through many of the speeches and invocations of this year’s “prayer for peace” encounter in Assisi: the uneasy sense that the world is facing not merely conflicts and wars, but a much broader crisis that affects social and cultural life in every country. Environmental damage, the rich-poor […]
At a liturgy in the chapel at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, three Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn recently observed their jubilees of entrance into the order. From left, are: Brother William Boslet, Superior General; and Brothers Robert Schaefer, St. Francis College, 60th Anniversary; Alan Zodda, St. Francis Prep, 60th Anniversary; and Warren Prentiss, St. Francis Prep, […]
by John Thavis VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In a quiet modification of a traditional format, the Vatican has dropped most of the individual private meetings between Pope Benedict XVI and bishops making their “ad limina” visits to Rome. (Bishop DiMarzio will lead the Brooklyn delegation on an “ad limina” visit during Thanksgiving week.) The unannounced […]
Lori Turano’s first-grade class conducted its annual All Saints Day Parade at St. Pancras School in Glendale.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (CNS) – Saying that he “cannot conclude that the condition of the steeple presents an emergency such that immediate court intervention is necessary,” a Massachusetts Superior Court judge has denied a motion that would have evicted protesters from a former Catholic church in the Diocese of Springfield. Ruling on an Oct. 4 motion […]
Seminarians Joseph Zwosta, left, and Giancarlo Pattugalan, both from the Diocese of Brooklyn, were ordained as deacons on Oct. 6, at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. They are scheduled to be ordained to the priesthood for the diocese in the spring.
