March 14, one month after the deadly shooting in Parkland, Fla., students around the country walked out of their classrooms as part of a nationwide school protest demanding an end to gun violence and school shootings.
Brooklyn
9/11 Hero Who Saved Hundreds Is Laid to Rest
Thomas Phelan, 45, of Brooklyn, passed away on March 16. He will be remembered for his heroic actions during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the countless lives he was able to save, and his years of service in the FDNY and to the City of New York.
Local Hispanics Prepare For Diocesan Encuentro
Having spent four years preparing and reflecting together as part of the V Encuentro (Fifth Encounter), Hispanic Catholics in Brooklyn and Queens are gearing up for the next stages of the nationwide movement.
Retired Diocesan Priest Is Murdered in Colombia
A Brooklyn priest who had returned to Colombia to live in retirement, was brutally murdered there on Saturday, March 10. Father Dagoberto Noguera, 68, was killed in his residence in Mamatoco, Colombia. He was currently doing social work in the capital of Magdalena.
HS Principals Want Action Against Violence
The Catholic high school principals of Brooklyn and Queens have issued a statement calling for government officials “to do everything necessary to help us protect students against senseless acts such as the one in Florida and too many others across our country.”
B’klyn Pizzeria Posts Meatless Lenten Menu
Keeping to his Catholic values, the owner and pizzaiolo of Victoria Pizzeria, Gerritsen Beach, expanded his meatless menu on Fridays this Lent, as is his custom every year.
Preparing for Easter: More Than 600 Candidates Are Called to Full Union With Church
Split across three different sites in Brooklyn and Queens, more than 600 people shook hands with Brooklyn bishops Feb. 25 as a sign of welcome to the Catholic Church. Stretching from the Flatlands to Douglaston, the candidates seeking to update their union with the Church attended the Rite of Calling the Candidates to Continuing Conversion.
Seminarians’ Call to Duty Prepares for Priesthood
The silhouette from his black suit jacket left no room for wrinkles. His slick-back hair was gelled to near-perfection only to accentuate the crystal-clear eyeglass frames he wore that day. Even from his formal black dress shoes with barely a scratch to the crisp black menswear top, his entire ensemble completed his look for St. Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14: a third-year seminarian administering ashes to the faithful gathered during Ash Wednesday morning Masses at St. Michael’s Church in Sunset Park.
Bishop Welcomes Almost 450 Catechumens Who Will Enter the Church at Easter
Never baptized in any Christian tradition, these catechumens – as they are called – are enrolled in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), and will enter the Church at the Easter Vigil, March 31, in their home parishes.
Bad State Budget News Taints Hopeful Events with Great Sadness
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget for 2018 proposes to radically expand the state’s abortion offerings and cut back on its commitment to private education.