The Catholic School Teacher Scholarship program is being offered to 12 Catholic school educators entering St. John’s graduate degree program in Fall 2022.
Bishop Robert Brennan
Tributes Pour In For Fallen Firefighter Timothy Klein
A 31-year-old firefighter killed in the line of duty while battling a three-alarm fire in a Canarsie home on Sunday, April 24, is being hailed as a hero by city officials and those who knew him.
Bishop Robert Brennan’s Full Easter Homily
Bishop Robert Brennan’s full homily on Easter Sunday at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James.
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.
The Mass of the Lord’s Supper Starts the Easter Triduum
The time-honored ritual of recreating the act of Jesus Christ washing the feet of His disciples during the Last Supper was the highlight of the Holy Thursday Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph on April 14.
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.
Solemn Chrism Mass Slated for Tonight at Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph
The Chrism Mass, one of the most solemn services of the liturgical calendar, is tonight at 7:30 p.m. It is expected to bring more than 650 Catholic clergy, laity, and other faithful tonight to the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph.
St. Michael’s Pastor Reacts To Subway Attack Near His Sunset Park Church
As the news unfolded about a subway attack Tuesday morning, Father Fulgencio Gutierrez, pastor of St. Michael’s Church, started to pray. His church is located just six blocks from where the shooting took place.
