The 2021 Catholic Education’s Year of Renewal Summit celebrated the Diocese of Brooklyn’s resilience during the pandemic and encouraged further development of vibrant, rigorous religious education in local schools and faith formation programs.
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Brooklyn Jesuit Prep Students Become Stewards of the Earth
The 85 students at Brooklyn Jesuit Prep (BJP) — spanning across grades five through eight — took their religion lessons outside the classroom on Earth Day. They spent the last hour of their school day becoming stewards of the earth, cleaning up loose litter in their school’s vicinity.
‘This is the Largest Group We’ve Ever Had’
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, who has put a lot of time and effort into increasing vocations during his time as the leader of the Diocese of Brooklyn, spent three days planting seeds for a large crop of possible new priests for the future.
‘New York Welcomes Pietà’
Fifty-seven years ago, Michelangelo’s Pietà arrived in New York for display at the New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows. It was the first, and perhaps only, time that the prized sculpture left Vatican City, and the Diocese of Brooklyn was proud to be its home for 18 months.
Only in Print: ‘The People’s Playground,’ Coney Island, Reopens With Fanfare, Joy
A costly 18-month dormancy of Coney Island’s amusement parks faded away Friday, April 9, with an exuberant grand “reopening” of the neighborhood’s most iconic entertainment venue.
Defying the Odds, New Businesses Begin to Open in Bensonhurst
The economic fallout from COVID-19 continues to be felt across New York City’s commercial corridors, but there are entrepreneurs bucking the trend and opening businesses.
Registration Still Open for 2021 Catholic Education’s Year of Renewal Summit
The 2021 Catholic Education’s Year of Renewal Summit will be open to the public and take place virtually on April 21. The event will celebrate local school students, teachers, staff, and parish communities who have made Catholic education possible throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Nazareth HS Principal Gets High Honors
The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) recognized Providencia Quiles, the president and acting principal of Nazareth Regional High School, for her leadership in keeping the co-ed Catholic high school open, up, and running for the last nine years.
Basilica of Regina Pacis Adds a Second Spanish Mass to Meet Growing Demand
The 9 a.m. Spanish Mass has outgrown the Basilica of Regina Pacis, so a second Mass will be at 7:30 a.m. Sundays, starting April 11. Msgr. Ronald T. Marino, the pastor, said word is getting out that people can finally return safely to Sunday Mass, especially in the Spanish community, which is packing the basilica each week.
Jesus’s Passion and Compassion Remembered on Good Friday
The Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, held during the afternoon of Good Friday, commemorates the Crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ on the cross at Calvary.