Bridgeport, Conn. (CNS) – On the morning after he was appointed to lead the Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., Bishop Frank Caggiano was being praised in Connecticut newspapers as “a breath of fresh air” for his “all-inclusive style of leadership.” The bishop, who has served in the Brooklyn Diocese as vicar general and auxiliary bishop since […]
When news came that Bishop Frank Caggiano had been named the fifth Bishop of Bridgeport, Conn., it was not really a shock. It was expected that Bishop Frank, the Vicar General of the Diocese of Brooklyn, would someday become the Ordinary Bishop of a diocese. A priest with the talent and abilities of Bishop Frank […]
About 165 persons gathered June 23 at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, for the second annual fundraiser, “Celebrating Lay Ministry: Working in the Vineyard of the Lord.” The event, which benefits the Pastoral Institute Scholarship Fund, honored Bishop Frank Caggiano and Our Lady of Refuge parish, Flatbush. Bishop Caggiano was recognized as a consistent advocate […]
Rosary for Life recently marked its 20th anniversary with a Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Frank Caggiano at Good Shepherd Church, Marine Park, and a gala dinner at Gargiulo’s Restaurant, Coney Island. Among the honorees at the dinner were Msgr. Philip Reilly, founder and executive director of the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants, and Mike […]
SJU Students Serve CCBQ Seniors Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens’ Sheridan Senior Residence, Astoria, and St. Louis Senior Center, Crown Heights, hosted St. John’s University volunteers on Sept. 29, as part of the university’s 11th annual Day of Service. At Sheridan Residence, left, volunteers helped seniors clear weeds and debris from their rooftop garden and […]
by Stephen Childs In providing for its future, St. Luke’s elementary school in Whitestone also memorialized its past – a past dating back more than a century. Last Friday, June 1, at the school’s yearly outdoor Mass in honor of Our Lady, St. Luke’s dedicated a newly built playground to the Sisters of St. Dominic, […]
Auxiliary Bishop Frank Caggiano, Vicar General, celebrated the annual Memorial Day Field Mass at St. Charles/Resurrection Cemetery in Farmingdale, L.I. Outdoors Masses were celebrated in five of the Diocese’s cemeteries. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant at Mount St.Mary’s Cemetery, Flushing. For more about St. Charles Cemetery, see The Editor’s Space on Page 12.
by Antonina Zielinska MADRID, Spain – In the days leading up to World Youth Day, early arriving pilgrims from the Diocese of Brooklyn were taken on a guided tour of Toledo, a city located 60 miles from Madrid. The city has been populated since the Bronze Age and grew in importance during the Roman Empire. […]
Around 200 Cursillistas from Brooklyn and Queens conducted a local Way of St. James on the saint’s feast day, July 25, with a street procession and evening Mass, celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Frank J. Caggiano at St. Paul’s Church, Cobble Hill. Cursillistas started their celebration with an outdoor recitation of the rosary at their former […]
Jesus of Nazareth Diocesan Retreat Center will be the name of the new diocesan retreat center, set to open in the former Xaverian Brothers’ residence at Nazareth Regional H.S., Flatbush, this September. Auxiliary Bishop Frank J. Caggiano made the announcement to members of the Spanish-speaking Cursillo Movement during a Mass celebrating the feast of St. […]
