(CNS) – Pope Francis will host a meeting of cardinals Sept. 30 to formally approve the canonization of Blesseds John Paul II and John XXIII; the date for the canonization will be announced at that time, said Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes. The cardinal told Vatican Radio Aug. 20 that […]
Bishop Loughlin M.H.S., Fort Greene, now has the second largest green roof in Brooklyn as of the end of July. The N.Y.C. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) selected Bishop Loughlin as the site for an ambitious green roof project, funded through the Green Infrastructure Grant Program. The green roof will have a significant impact for […]
by Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) – With admiration and big smiles all around, the lifelong soccer fan Pope Francis met the star players and coaches of the Argentine and Italian national soccer teams hoping to compete for the World Cup in 2014. The teams were led to the Clementine Hall in the Apostolic Palace Aug. […]
New principals or those who are new to the Diocese of Brooklyn are required to participate in the St. Frances Cabrini Institute: a three-year program that culminates with a professional development certificate granted by Fordham University. The purpose of the Cabrini Institute is to provide training, mentoring and professional services on a regular basis for […]
by Peter Finney Jr. (CNS) – Fine print contained in the Affordable Care Act has weakened conscience protections for physicians who oppose abortion, sterilization or other medical practices on religious or moral grounds, a doctor and ethicist told the American Academy of Fertility Care Professionals. Dr. John Brehany, executive director and ethicist of the Catholic […]
The Pastoral Institute has announced that registration for its 10-week Foundations for Ministry Program that begins in September is open. The program will be offered in English, Spanish, Mandarin and Polish at various host sites in the diocese. Designed for men and women who are discerning participation in the three-year Lay Ministry Program or who […]
The installation of Bishop Frank Caggiano as bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., will be held at St. Theresa Church in Trumbull, Conn., on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m. The evening before, there will be a vespers service at St. Augustine Cathedral, Downtown Bridgeport, at 7:30 p.m., when he will take canonical possession […]
One hundred and twenty-eight golfers participated in the 18th annual Bishops’ Golf Classic conducted by the DeSales Media Group for the benefit of Catholic Migration Services. The event was held Aug. 8 at North Hills Country Club in Manhasset, L.I. Special celebrity golfers included Bud Harrelson, former shortstop and manager of the New York Mets, […]
Father Osmin Vargas will conduct a healing Mass sponsored by the Servants of the Holy Spirit Prayer Community at Our Lady of the Angelus Church, Rego Park, on Sunday, Aug. 19, at 8 p.m. Confessions and Rosary at 7 p.m.
by Antonina Zielinska Young adults from throughout the northeast have joined forces with Franciscan Friars in Brooklyn to build up the Church of God, both physically and spiritually. Thirteen volunteers from Capuchin Youth and Family Services based in Garrison, N.Y., visited St. Michael’s Friary, East New York, for a week of communal prayer and service. […]
