On Saturday, March 23, our new Holy Father, Pope Francis, met with his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, in what was the first such encounter recorded in the history of the Catholic Church. Father Federico Lombardi, S.J., current director of the Holy See Press Office, said the meeting was “a moment of profound and elevated […]
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, In a “chat” with the priests and clergy of Rome following his abdication of the ministry of St. Peter, our Emeritus Pope, Benedict XVI, spoke about the Church’s understanding of the Second Vatican Council. He gave this address without a prepared text or written notes. This only […]
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, As we continue our series on reflections on the documents of the Second Vatican Council, this week we will concentrate on “The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church,” or “Lumen Gentium.” The Council’s explanation of the nature of the Church has become second nature to us. Perhaps in […]
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, This year, as we celebrate the Year of Faith, we are reminded of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. One of the chief accomplishments of the Council was to clarify for the Church the position of the laity, the vast majority of […]
by Antonina Zielinska The students at Our Lady of Sorrows School, Corona, enthusiastically welcomed their bishop when he came to celebrate Catholic Schools Week with them. The choir greeted him with song, which Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio told them they performed very well. “Their singing is wonderful,” said Anthony Biscione, deputy superintendent of Catholic Schools. “It’s […]
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, This year, Catholic Schools Week was observed from Sunday, Jan. 27, to Saturday, Feb. 2, with the theme “Catholic Schools Raise the Standards,” a theme which focuses on the new initiative of raising the bar on the national standards and benchmarks for effective Catholic elementary and secondary […]
by Marie Elena Giossi Floodwaters have receded and electricity has been restored, but the post-Sandy rebuilding efforts have just begun for residents in Canarsie. Having been designated as a Zone B evacuation area with only a moderate flood risk, Canarsie residents weren’t expecting the seven- and eight-foot high floodwaters that Sandy brought ashore late last […]
Religious liberty is facing such grave threats in the United States that Catholics must take immediate and courageous action to defend fundamental values in the public forum and in the privacy of the voting booth, according to speakers at a Sept. 20 forum. Almost 500 people assembled at St. John’s University, Jamaica, heard impassioned calls […]
The 2012 Bishop’s Dinner for Scouting, Sept. 20, paid tribute to an auxiliary bishop, a police detective, a police inspector, a politician and local Scout leaders. Held at El Caribe, the dinner is an annual event sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting in the Diocese of Brooklyn. The Bishop’s Good Scout Award recipients were: […]
