Polish Parishioners Sustain Faith and Traditions in Maspeth by Marie Elena Giossi Raised by the hands of Polish fathers and the prayers of Polish mothers, Holy Cross Church was founded in Maspeth a century ago, and today the parish continues to be a wellspring of Polish Catholic faith, culture and tradition. Flowers of red and […]
by Ed Wilkinson “It’s been said that converts to the Catholic faith make the best Catholics,” said Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto as he welcomed the newest Catholics of the Diocese of Brooklyn. “Converts understand clearly what they are doing. They seek the Church on their own will. They realize what was missing in their lives […]
The following is the list of deans and the parishes that are included in each deanery: B1 Msgr. Joseph Calise, V.F. Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Divine Mercy, Most Holy Trinity-St. Mary, Our Lady of Consolation, Annunciation, Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii, SS. Cyril and Methodius, SS. Peter and Paul, St. Anthony-St. […]
by Joseph Austin WASHINGTON (CNS) – When a team of health officials and investigators looking into illegal drug use raided Dr. Kermit Barron Gosnell’s Women’s Medical Society Feb. 18, 2010, they happened upon what many are calling a “house of horrors.” “There was blood on the floor. A stench of urine filled the air. A […]
by Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Following Jesus means belonging to the Church, the community that gives Christians their identity, Pope Francis said. “It is not possible to find Jesus outside the church,” he said in his Mass homily April 23. “The great Paul VI said it is ‘an absurd dichotomy’ to want to […]
Fidelis Care, the New York state Catholic Health Plan, recently announced the distribution of two grants totaling $259,200 from its Community Grant Fund to Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens. The grants will support Catholic Charities’ Healthy Families Project – Brooklyn Community Outreach Expansion. This renewed effort will expand the Brownsville Healthy Families Project to the […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) – At the end of a process that has taken her 15 years to complete, world-renowned Rwandan genocide survivor and peace advocate Immaculee Ilibagiza became an American citizen on April 17. An estimated 800,000 people – including most members of her family – were brutally murdered during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. In the […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Francesco C. Cesareo, president of Assumption College in Worcester, Mass., will become the next chair of the National Review Board in June. Cesareo is a graduate of Cathedral Prep Seminary, Elmhurst, and also a former teacher there. In 2007, he was awarded the school’s Immaculata Award, its highest alumni honor. He succeeds […]
Recently, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio approved the creation of a deanery structure to replace the parish clusters within the Diocese of Brooklyn. The clusters were groupings of parishes that worked together to enhance ministry in a particular area through collaborative efforts and the sharing of resources. Priests and parish staff members met together monthly to plan […]
Christopher Mecir, Nicholas Zecca and Marc Pavich, seventh graders and members of the Aquinas Society at St. Mel’s School, Flushing, recently had the privilege of touring the N.Y.C. Office of Emergency Management’s headquarters in Brooklyn. They had the chance to meet Jake Cooper, deputy commissioner, and learn about super-storm preparedness for future disasters that could […]
