Bishop Robert Brennan ushered in the Jubilee Year by celebrating two Masses on Sunday, Dec. 29 — first at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James and then at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph — and leading the faithful in a procession between the two churches as he held the monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament aloft during the mile and a half journey.
Wind gusts clocked at 39 mph chilled the air but not the enthusiasm on Dec. 12 for an estimated 4,000 people celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
During the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12, the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph was filled with not only the passion and devotion of nearly 1,500 devotees — also known as Guadalupanos — but also artful demonstrations of tradition.
As befitting a diocese known as the Diocese of Immigrants, the ordination of new priests at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights on Saturday, June 1, was an international celebration centered on three men from such faraway places as Brazil, Colombia, and Nigeria and one man who is Vietnamese American.
Over half a century has passed since Lida Wickham became a parishioner at what is now the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph. When she entered its doors for the first time, it was a parish church, the closest one to her and her husband’s new home in Prospect Heights.
Nico Bocchino remembers his first day as a sixth grader at Xaverian Genesis Catholic Academy three years ago. It’s his favorite memory from middle school, being welcomed by the teachers and seeing so many friendships being created.
Later this month, Masses streamed on NET TV — the cable TV network for the Diocese of Brooklyn — are going to have a new, modernized look for the first time in 10 years.
At a World Mission Sunday Mass Oct. 22 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, two Catholic schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn were honored for their contributions to the work of Catholic missions around the world.
On Sunday, June 4, Scouts across the Diocese of Brooklyn overcame a series of pandemic-era setbacks when they received awards commending their growth in the Catholic faith.
Nineteen men of faith took a major step in their lives when they were ordained permanent deacons in the Diocese of Brooklyn by Bishop Robert Brennan at a Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph on Saturday, May 27.
