Father Gioacchino Basile, pastor of Saint Gabriel’s in East Elmhurst, Queens is the latest priest to pass away due to complications associated with COVID-19.
Brooklyn
Live Polish Mass Included in New NET-TV Schedule
The Diocese of Brooklyn has announced an expanded broadcast schedule of live Masses that includes one in Polish.
Diocesan Churches to Ring Bells For Coronavirus Patients, Victims And Heroes
Beginning Friday, April 3, parishes in the Brooklyn Diocese with outdoor bells are being called to ring them every day at 3 p.m. as part of a new initiative known as “Bells of Hope.”
Father Jorge Ortiz-Garay, First Catholic Priest in US to Die of Coronavirus
Father Jorge Ortiz-Garay, pastor of St. Brigid’s parish in Wyckoff Heights, Brooklyn, died of coronavirus this Friday.
Church Alone: Streaming Faith Solo
While priests are unable to celebrate Mass publicly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are finding creative ways to serve their Catholic communities.
Bishop DiMarzio Encourages Spiritual Communion During Time of Isolation
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio released a video on the Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 22, for the Brooklyn and Queens faithful. This message from the bishop was released just one day after four new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the diocese.
Four More Coronavirus Cases Confirmed at Diocese of Brooklyn Churches
Four more confirmed coronavirus cases related to the diocese of Brooklyn and Queen’s churches were announced March 21.
Diocese of Brooklyn Churches and Rectories Closed Amid Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
Effective 12 p.m., Friday, March 20, all churches and rectories in the Brooklyn Diocese are now closed.
Priest Begins Offering Drive-Through Confessions in Church Parking Lot
When public Masses in the Archdiocese of Washington were suspended in efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Father Scott Holmer, pastor at St. Edward the Confessor Parish in Bowie, Maryland, got creative about bringing the sacraments to his local community.
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