Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrates Mass in the Capelinha in Fatima, Portugal, for hundreds of English-speaking pilgrims.
Brooklyn
Bushwick Parishioner Was An Advocate for Tenants
People of Bushwick came together Sept. 9 to elevate the name of one of their own, who died last year, and honor her legacy as a hero of the community.
Question at Catholic Day Was ‘What’s My Calling?’
A crowd of more than 2,000 fans donned T-shirts asking “What’s my calling?” as the Brooklyn Diocese took over Citi Field for the first-ever Catholic Day on Saturday, Sept. 9.
Growing Up in America, She Wants to Stay Here
Unconscious, unstable and not breathing was a young man after his family found him attempting to end his own life. His family started CPR and dialed 911 to save what would have been a life span just shy of 22 birthday candles.
Brooklyn Murder Victim Volunteered at Monastery
The actor/author who was stabbed to death in Greenpoint Aug. 18 was an ardent Catholic who was particularly devoted to the Carmelite Monastery in Cypress Hills.
Why Vincentian Values Matter
If Newton’s third law of motion could be applicable to the current status quo of the young Church, then for the misguided, misinformed and spiritually misunderstood teenager out there, an equal and opposite force must be headed for a crash course with that person in the same direction, right? Would that teenager then be equipped with proper guidance, information and an understanding of one’s spiritual and moral compass?
Year of Vocations Begins with Mass in Douglaston
Simply stated, without priests, there is no Eucharist, and without the Eucharist, there is no Church. So on the same day the Catholic Church celebrated the feast day of St. John Vianney, the patron saint for diocesan priests, seminarians from the Cathedral House of Formation in Douglaston, celebrated a special Mass and barbecue with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio as the diocese officially opened its Year of Vocations.
Diocese of Brooklyn Night Was a Big Hit
Hosted by the Cyclones at MCU Park
Troops to Teachers Brings Veterans into the Classroom
A small group of military servicemen and women attended an information session at St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, July 26 to gather intel on how to begin a new journey of sorts: serving their communities in the classroom through a national program called Troops to Teachers.
Knights, Clergy Show Unity With Persecuted Christians
In the cultural and legal center of Brooklyn, atop of Brooklyn Borough Hall’s front steps, a little over a dozen lay Catholics accompanied by several priests stood unashamed showing their unity with their brothers and sisters in baptism suffering in the Middle East and in Africa.