A new video series featuring several U.S. Catholic bishops will offer what organizers call a “deep dive into the sacred mysteries of the Mass.”
Bishop Robert Brennan
Bishop Brennan Celebrates Easter Sunday Mass at Cathedral Basilica of St. James
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Across Brooklyn and Queens, after a united Lenten preparation through the diocesan pilgrimage, Catholics came together to celebrate the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday, March 31. At the Cathedral Basilica of St. James pews were filled to attend what Bishop Robert Brennan, the Mass’s celebrant, called “the pinnacle of our faith […]
Bishop Brennan Leads Good Friday Observances With Processions and Prayers
Bishop Robert Brennan is observing Good Friday on March 29 with a series of solemn ceremonies and processions across the borough.
Long-Awaited Chapel to Land At LaGuardia This Summer
The much-anticipated interfaith chapel in the new Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport is expected to open for prayer in July, according to sources familiar with the project.
Sacred Oils to Be Blessed, and Priests’ Vows Will Be Renewed, at Chrism Mass
The sacred oils that priests in the Diocese of Brooklyn use to administer sacraments will be blessed by Bishop Robert Brennan at a Holy Week Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights on Tuesday, March 26.
Bishop Brennan Pledges Prayers for NYPD Officer Slain in Queens
Bishop Robert Brennan offered prayers March 26 for the NYPD Officer who was fatally shot Monday during a traffic stop on a street in Far Rockaway.
Bishop Brennan and Procession Took ‘Faith Into the Streets’ on Palm Sunday
For a third straight year, Bishop Robert Brennan led a holy procession of palm-waving faithful through the streets of Brooklyn on Sunday, March 24, just as the early Christians did during the fourth century in Rome.
Bishop Brennan Celebrates Mass With 900 Graduating Catholic High School Seniors
Chloe Rojas, a senior at The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates, is looking forward to her graduation this spring and can’t wait for her college days to begin. She has not finalized her choice of college, but said she will likely be going to the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
Bishop Robert Brennan to Lead Mass for Peace in Haiti
Bishop Robert Brennan is set to preside over a Mass dedicated to peace in Haiti. The event is scheduled for Monday evening, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. It will be celebrated at Holy Innocents Roman Catholic Church, located at 279 East 17th Street in Flatbush.
Holy Name Society Honors One of its Own
The most emotional embodiment of the themes of faith and family came at the end of the NYPD Brooklyn and Queens Holy Name Society’s 102nd Communion Breakfast on March 10. That’s when the family of retired Sgt. Paul Hargrove received a standing ovation after accepting the newly named award in his honor just days after the 77-year-old succumbed to 9/11-related cancer.