by Marie Elena Giossi You may not know his name, but you’ve seen his face at almost every Mass, parish celebration and school visit Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio has attended over the last decade. Deacon Jaime Varela is the man who works behind the scenes with the man who leads our diocese. His official title is […]
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, It is hard for me to imagine that it is almost 10 years since His Eminence, Edward Cardinal Egan, installed me as the seventh Bishop of Brooklyn. There is great faith in Brooklyn and Queens, and it is contagious. There is also a wealth of human resources […]
Bishop Frank Caggiano will be installed as Bishop of Bridgeport, Conn., on Sept. 19. Below are the links to each of the stories featured in a special pullout section of The Tablet dedicated to Bishop Caggiano: Bishop Frank Caggiano Background His Leadership Is Based on Building Relationships by Father William G. Smith Bishop Has a […]
A church full of scaffolding was a sure sign that changes are taking place at St. Joseph’s Church on Pacific Street in Prospect Heights. Not only has the structure been named the Co-Cathedral of the Diocese of Brooklyn, but on Sunday, Sept. 15, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio installed Msgr. Kieran Harrington as its first rector. Bishop […]
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, The appointment of Bishop Frank Caggiano by our Holy Father, Pope Francis, as Bishop of Bridgeport, Conn., gives me an opportunity to reflect back on his contribution to the life of the Diocese of Brooklyn over the past seven years since his Ordination to the Episcopacy, on […]
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 […]
by Antonina Zielinska As the U.S. Congress debates immigration reform, Catholic Bishops throughout the U.S. prayed with immigrant communities on Sunday, Sept. 8, in a unified effort to promote change in the country’s legal system. In an answer to the call of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrated a standing-room-only Spanish […]
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, The Jewish high holy days have passed this week. Rosh Hashana is the solemn celebration of the Jewish New Year, which culminates on Friday, Sept. 13, with Yom Kippur. Each year, I show my solidarity with the Rabbis with whom we are in dialogue in the Diocese, […]
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio ordained 12 men to the diaconate as a final step before they will be ordained priests next spring. The ordination took place Aug. 31 at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn. Auxiliary Bishops Octavio Cisneros, Paul Sanchez and Raymond Chappetto also attended along with priests, deacons, families and friends of the newly-ordained. The […]
The 10 men who were ordained as deacons by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio last weekend at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, will be joined by three more transitional deacons when they are ordained as priests of the diocese next spring. That ordination is scheduled to be held at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, the first ordinations […]
