Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, vicar for development, presents Father Michael Gelfant, pastor of St. Finbar Church, Bath Beach, and members of the parish with a check for $7,643. This check represents the amount that St. Finbar has gone over its assigned goal for the 2013 Annual Catholic Appeal. If all pledges are paid in full, the […]
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will preside over the installation of the Msgr. Kieran E. Harrington as the first Rector of the newly named Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, 856 Pacific St., Prospect Heights, on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 12 p.m. St. Joseph’s was designated as a cathedral on Feb. 14, one of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s last […]
A priest blesses a barrel of beer as members of the Knighthood of the Brewers’ Mash staff take part in celebrations at the cathedral in Brussels Sept. 6. The celebration takes place during the annual September beer weekend.
by Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis met with Vatican officials Sept. 10 to hear their questions and suggestions about his ongoing reform of the Vatican bureaucracy. The Vatican spokesman, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, said the meeting lasted nearly three hours and, except for a brief greeting by the pope, was devoted […]
As the school year begins in the Diocese of Brooklyn, children as young as age three will learn about health and wellness, thanks to a $73,000 grant from the Fidelis Care Catholic Schools Grant Fund. “Through the generosity of Fidelis Care, the staff of the Office of the Superintendent-Catholic School Support Services will be able […]
When the students of St. Patrick Catholic Academy, Bay Ridge, began their school year, it was the start of a new academic and spiritual journey. Unlike the previous 150 opening days in St. Patrick’s history, it marked its debut as an independent Catholic academy run by a board of directors. Principal Andrea D’Emic and staff […]
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio joined with educators from throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn to celebrate the opening of the 2013-2014 school year at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston, Sept. 3, the feast day of St. Gregory the Great. He encouraged teachers to become great teachers and “be able to communicate to your children the love […]
Newly ordained transitional deacon, the Rev. Mr. Gregory McIlhenney and his mother were interviewed for NET-TV’s Currents news program following the ordination of deacons at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, on Aug. 31. Deacon McIlhenney has been assigned to weekend parish work at St. Sebastian’s, Woodside. The appointments of the other new deacons can be […]
by Antonina Zielinska As the U.S. Congress debates immigration reform, Catholic Bishops throughout the U.S. prayed with immigrant communities on Sunday, Sept. 8, in a unified effort to promote change in the country’s legal system. In an answer to the call of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrated a standing-room-only Spanish […]
by Richard Szczepanowski WASHINGTON (CNS) – As American policymakers debated military intervention in Syria, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl joined Pope Francis and Catholics around the world in calling for peace and a just solution to the violence that has wracked the country and other parts of the world. “Today we pray for those who are […]
