by James Martone ISTANBUL (CNS) – In the small front room of an apartment in a middle-class district of Istanbul, five young men, some with university degrees or halfway there, talked about why they fled their homes in Syria. One of them had arrived from Syria that evening, another more than a year ago, and […]
Sister Dolores Augustine, P.V.M.I., who served for 30 years (1979-2009) in pastoral and social assistance at St. Matthew’s parish, Crown Heights, recently celebrated her 70th year as a member of the Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate. She also served as a local superior in Brooklyn from 1957 to 1963. She currently lives in retirement at […]
by Francis X. Rocca ROME (CNS) – Speaking at an assistance center for foreign refugees in Italy, Pope Francis called on wealthy societies and the Catholic Church to do more to help and defend the rights of the needy. “Charity that leaves a poor person just the way he is does not suffice,” the pope […]
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 […]
