The scene was the Basilica of Regina Pacis at the border of Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst.
Church Robbery
Bishop Brennan Blesses St. Augustine In ‘Penitential Rite of Reparation’
One week after the discovery of the desecration and burglary of St. Augustine’s tabernacle, Bishop Robert Brennan will bless the church as part of a Penitential Rite of Reparation that will take place during St. Augustine’s 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday, June 4.
Brooklyn Catholic Church Burglarized: Collection Box Cut Open
The collection box of St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church in PArk Slope was robbed late July 31. The incident, which is under investigation by the NYPD, was discovered around 4 p.m. Friday by a Franciscan nun who was sanitizing the church pews, the Diocese of Brooklyn said in a statement.