Easter Evokes Prayers for Peace in Ever-Violent City

Bishop Robert Brennan’s Easter Sunday message proclaiming the risen Christ’s victory over evil, resonated with a 15-year-old altar server for the Mass at Cathedral-Basilica of St. James.

All Newcomers Welcomed Into The Faith at Vigil Mass

Saturday night was a dream come true for Christie St. Juste. Not only did she participate in the Easter Vigil at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, but she was also baptized into the Catholic faith.

Bishop Brennan Joins Large, Renewed Procession Across the Brooklyn Bridge

A brilliant sunny sky and a light breeze greeted the several hundred marchers who packed the Brooklyn Bridge Friday, April 14 for the Way of the Cross devotion for Good Friday. The event was cancelled the past two years because of the pandemic.
led by Bishop Robert Brennan.

Oils Blessed, Clergy Renew Vows at Chrism Mass

For the first time since the start of the pandemic in 2020, the annual Chrism Mass drew a full congregation Tuesday of priests, deacons, nuns, seminarians, and laity. With no COVID restrictions, the Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph was Bishop Brennan’s first time to celebrate the annual event in the Diocese of Brooklyn.

Carlo Acutis Relic Helps Students Strengthen Their Faith

Blessed Carlo Acutis is helping students in the Diocese of Brooklyn grow closer to their faith. Scores of students came to Holy Family Church in Fresh Meadows on Wednesday, April 6 to take part in a prayer rally where they were given the opportunity to venerate a relic of Acutis.