by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Recognizing that Blessed John XXIII and John Paul II have widespread reputations for holiness and that years of studying their lives and actions have proven their exceptional virtue, Pope Francis announced he would declare two of his predecessors saints at a single ceremony April 27, 2014. The pope […]
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Pastoral Institute Offering
The Pastoral Institute is offering an eight-session formation program for lay leaders called Foundations of Spiritual Practice beginning Oct. 24 at 7:15 p.m. at St. Margaret’s School, Middle Village. The program will focus on deepening dialogue with God through the rich spiritual traditions of the Catholic faith. The speakers will be from Ignatian, Franciscan, Carmelite […]
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio: The Tablet’s Special Supplement Honoring a Decade of Leadership
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio is commemorating his 10th anniversary (2003-2013) as Bishop of Brooklyn. In the September 28 issue, the special pullout section features a tribute to Bishop DiMarzio. Below are the online links to those stories. Please click an individual link to be brought to that specific page: Behind the Scenes With Bishop DiMarzio Timeline: […]
Bestowing Sacraments
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio traditionally baptizes, distributes Communion and confirms new Catholics during Easter Vigil services around the diocese.
A Look Back: Scenes from Bishop DiMarzio’s Installation Mass as the Seventh Bishop of Brooklyn
Photos from Bishop DiMarzio’s Installation Mass as the Seventh Bishop of Brooklyn Oct. 3, 2003
Superstorm Sandy
After Superstorm Sandy struck his diocese, Oct. 29, 2012, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was instrumental in helping with the spiritual and physical recovery process. Bishop DiMarzio assesses the situation in the Rockaways the morning after the storm ravaged the peninsula… He surveys the efforts in the make-shift relief center in St. Francis de Sales School gym, […]
Around the World With Diocesan Youth
Cologne, Sydney, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro – Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio has accompanied diocesan pilgrims on four World Youth Days. He encourages pilgrims as they make overnight vigil on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, to celebrate Mass with Pope Francis… After offering morning Mass at an English Catechesis site in Madrid, Spain, Bishop DiMarzio sends […]
Representing Brooklyn To the Holy Father
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio has represented the Brooklyn Diocese in Rome on several occasions. Bishop DiMarzio greets Pope John Paul II during his 2004 ad limina visit to the Vatican… Pope Benedict XVI shakes hands with Bishop DiMarzio, during the pope’s general audience at the Vatican on July 6, 2005… Bishop DiMarzio meets Pope Francis for […]
Timeline: A Decade of Leadership
Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation of Bishop Thomas V. Daily and appointed Bishop Nicholas A. DiMarzio of Camden, N.J., to succeed him as the seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn on Aug. 1, 2003. Embracing the theme, “Put out into the deep,” Bishop DiMarzio has gone out into the depths of the […]
Behind the Scenes With Bishop DiMarzio
by Marie Elena Giossi You may not know his name, but you’ve seen his face at almost every Mass, parish celebration and school visit Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio has attended over the last decade. Deacon Jaime Varela is the man who works behind the scenes with the man who leads our diocese. His official title is […]