When Archbishop Ronald Hicks is installed in the Archdiocese of New York at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Feb. 6, it will mark the second time this year that a native of a Chicago suburb has been chosen to hold a prominent position in the Catholic Church.
On Dec. 10 and 11, diocesan officials met with parishioners from 19 parishes that will enter into a reconfiguration process.
Bishop Brennan said that the 4,400 young people combined at the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Masses are the future of the Church.
Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza looks even grander these days, thanks to the presence of a 25-foot-tall Christmas tree erected by the Diocese of Brooklyn. Bishop Robert Brennan blessed the tree and the creche with holy water on Dec. 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
As temperatures slid into the 20s, a candlelight vigil formed Dec. 4 outside of the Manhattan office of Gov. Kathy Hochul, with participants urging her not to sign a bill that would legalize assisted suicide in New York.
At the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Bishop Robert Brennan ordained 11 men to the permanent diaconate, each committing themselves to a life of service in their parishes. From lifelong Catholics to recent converts, this diverse group steps into a new chapter of ministry.
13 young Catholics from the Diocese of Brooklyn who traveled to this year’s National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC), held in Indianapolis from Nov. 20 to Nov. 22. The group included seven young Catholics from St. Mary of Nazareth and six from the VBCC.
Meet the 10 men to be ordained by Bishop Robert Brennan to the permanent diaconate on Nov. 22 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph.
On Nov. 15 the diocese welcomed a record 1,853 young Catholics to its annual Catholic Youth Day celebration — a number Father James Kuroly, director for Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the diocese, attributed to the dedication of youth ministers.
For the first time in more than a decade, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a “Special Message” at their fall general assembly. The special message was on immigration, and described as a “a message of solidarity of us bishops together, and solidarity with our people” by Bishop Robert Brennan.
