The Diocese of Brooklyn and Father Dariusz Blicharz made it official June 28 at a small ceremony in the chapel at diocesan headquarters in Park Slope.
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Italian Feast Honors St. Paulinus and Our Lady of Mount Carmel
For the 129th year, the Italian community of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Williamsburg, reenacted a fourth-century pageant commemorating the return of the Bishop of Nola, St. Paulinus, from captivity.
At Candlelight Vigil, Bishop Leads Prayers For Peace and Justice
More than 1,500 people participated in a candlelight vigil of prayer and peace Tuesday evening, July 11 at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn. Led by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, leaders of various religions offered prayers and called for calm in the wake of the assassination of five police officers in Dallas, Texas, and the deaths of two black men by white police officers in Baton Rouge, La., and St. Paul, Minn.
Celebrating Independence
The 111th Independence Day Parade conducted by the Long Island Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus was held June 25 along Court Street in Carroll Gardens.
Bishop Leads Diocesan Contingent to National Shrine of Mercy
“The main purpose of this pilgrimage is to rediscover and celebrate the mercy of God in the cold world,” said Father John O’Connor.
Bushwick Youth Gear Up to Pray with Pope
Young people from St. Brigid Church, Bushwick, will be among the 400 pilgrims from the Diocese of Brooklyn who would head to this year’s World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, July 26-31.
Registration Now Open for Foundations for Ministry Class
The School of Evangelization/ Pastoral Institute will be offering its 10-week, 20-hour Foundations for Ministry Program in three languages beginning in September at various host sites around the diocese.
Prayer and Health Are Fair Play at OLPH
High winds and curious passers by made it difficult for volunteers to keep their materials well stocked at their tables in front of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica, Sunset Park.
Ladies of Sacred Heart Journey to Holy Door
More than 500 women from the Cofradías Del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús streamed through the Holy Doors of St. James Cathedral Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, on their way to celebrate the feast of Jesus’ Most Sacred Heart on Friday, June 3.
Obituary: Juan Sans
Juan Sans, the brother of Father Pablo Sans, a retired priest of he Brooklyn Diocese, died May 27 in Spain, where the funeral was conducted. Father Sans currently resides at Our Lady of the Cenacle rectory, Richmond Hill.