Brooklyn Youth Ready To Join Pope in Poland

Michele Cipriano, 20, a catechist at St. Patrick, also feels blessed to go to her second WYD. “This isn’t a vacation. We are going for a purpose, we have a mission,” she said.

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.

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.

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.