After 18 years as shepherd of the Catholic community in Brooklyn and Queens, the Seventh Bishop of Brooklyn is retiring.
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St. Thomas Aquinas’ New President Has Diocesan School Ties
St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, New York, held an inaugural ceremony on Oct. 21 to officially welcome its new president, whose own academic life centered on two schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Parents Turn to Catholic Education After Public School Crisis Escalates
This year, Lisa Muller-Leo transferred her first-grade daughter Harley from public school to St. Mel’s Catholic Academy in Flushing. The school where Harley attended kindergarten apparently had no clue several weeks into the academic year.
Seeds of Priesthood Were Planted Early In Bishop Brennan’s Life
There isn’t a single day, or moment, that Bishop Robert Brennan considers to be his “calling” to the priesthood. Instead, he attributes that call to a number of smaller moments from his early Catholic life in the New York area.
Bishop DiMarzio Celebrates Anniversary of His Episcopacy
On Saturday, hundreds of people came to the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph to see Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrate Mass to mark the 25th anniversary of his episcopacy. The congregation included a large contingent of the bishop’s family and friends who filled the front pews of the co-cathedral.
Only In Print: Saints of Brooklyn and Queens: ‘All you Holy Men and Women, Pray for Us!’
In celebration of All Saint’s Day, Nov. 1, here is a starter in getting to know some of the lesser-known saints who, like all members of the Communion of Saints, have important stories worth preserving and sharing in Brooklyn, Queens, and beyond.
Only In Print: Futures in Education Founder Was An ‘Angel’ to 1,600 Catholic School Kids
John Loconsolo worked hard to earn the money to send his eight daughters to Catholic school. All of his girls attended Visitation Academy and then Fontbonne Hall Academy.
Catholic Charities Raises $1.5M for Those in Need
Personal tributes and reminders of every Catholic’s mission to meet brothers’ and sisters’ needs energized the 2021 Bishop’s Humanitarian Award Dinner on Sept. 30.
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Futures in Education Gala Raises $2.1 Million for Catholic School Scholarships
Manuel Hernandez, a college student who was once a scholarship recipient, was a guest speaker at the Futures in Education’s Annual Scholarship Dinner Monday night, an affair that drew more than 500 people and filled the grand ballroom of the Cipriani Wall Street event space.
