Sister Joyce Osgood, O.P., a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 56 years, died June 2nd She was 75.
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Obituary: Timothy Gilbride
Timothy Gilbride, a LAMP Missionary for the past six years serving at Holy Family parish, Canarsie, died on Pentecost Sunday, May 15, after a brief battle with cancer.
Ten New Priests (with slideshow)
Bishop DiMarzio ordained the 10 men on Saturday, June 4, in a two-and-a-half-hour ceremony at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights. The new priests are Fathers Gesson Agenis, Yvon-Hector Aurelien, Victor Manuel Bolaños, Mark Charlton Mendelsohn Bristol, Ralph Edel, Lukasz Kubiak, Uririoghene Melchizedek John-Baptist Okrokoto, Ambiorix D’Jesus Osorio Torres, Jaroslaw Szeraszewicz, and Marcial Thomas.
St. Joseph HS Appoints First Lay Principal
Caroline Latham has been named the new principal of St. Joseph H.S., Downtown Brooklyn.
Parish Center Named for Former Gravesend Pastor
Father Stankus was pastor from 2005 to 2014 and in that time the school building was leased out and the parishioners needed a social place to meet
Leopoldi’s – Nuts and Bolts Of Brooklyn for 50 Years
In 1966, a Brooklyn man took a leap of faith and opened a little hardware store in Park Slope.
Local Cemeteries Host Memorial Day Masses
Despite forecast for rain, hundreds gathered May 30 under a large white tent on the grounds of Mount St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, to honor service men and women at an annual Memorial Day Field Mass.
65 New Lay Leaders Are Ready to Serve
The Diocese of Brooklyn commissioned 65 new lay leaders from 34 parishes at a bilingual Mass at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, Jamaica. The night was also a celebration of the years of service that catechists and ministers devoted to the Diocese of Brooklyn. Special recognition was given to Sister Alice Michael, S.U.S.C., for her 40 years of service to the diocese.
Fatima Statue Visits Diocese: Part of Two-Year Pilgrimage for Peace
By the thousands, the people of Brooklyn and Queens came out last weekend to venerate the well-traveled Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima.
Dyker Heights Student Chooses Catholic Faith
Born to parents who practice two different faiths, Irina Zheng has been given the freedom to choose her religion. Last Saturday, the 12-year-old made her choice as she was baptized into the Catholic faith.