A Mass for parishioners was held Thursday, March 14, at Holy Family parish, Flushing, to pray for the repose of their late pastor, Bishop Ignatius A. Catanello. Over 50 parishioners attended, as well as the children from the parish elementary school. Parishioners had the opportunity to pray beside the bishop’s casket and pay their final […]
Bishop Ignatius Catanello
The Bishop Was First of All a Human Being
This column was supposed to be about the qualities we are looking for in the new pope. And then we received the news that Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius A. Catanello had died. When the news came, it was not unexpected. Bishop Catanello had retired early in 2010 because he was stricken with a brain tumor. […]
