Several months ago, Jimmy Wagner, a lawyer, donated money to St. Bernard of Clairvaux Parish in Mill Basin and told the pastor, Msgr. Joseph Grimaldi, to use it as the church saw fit. The parish chose to commission a statue of the Holy Family.
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CCBQ Honors Five; Raises $1.8M At Humanitarian Awards Dinner
The ballroom of Cipriani Wall Street was so crowded for the Bishop’s Humanitarian Award Dinner on Sept. 29 that Msgr. Alfred LoPinto, CEO of Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens, remarked, “You couldn’t put another table in here if you tried.”
Students Educated Early on About the Real Presence
Educators in the Diocese of Brooklyn believe that teaching Eucharistic Adoration to children as young as a kindergartner starts them on a lifelong path of experiencing one-on-one connection with Christ.
St. Francis College Welcomes the World
Mustafa Mohammadi, a 24-year-old senior majoring in accounting, is part of a growing trend at St. Francis College — students from foreign countries attending the Downtown Brooklyn school.
St. Bernard’s Takes ‘Note’ of Catechists On a Special Sunday
Teaching the Catholic faith isn’t just the responsibility of priests. Lay persons play an important role, too. It was in that spirit that the Diocese of Brooklyn marked Catechetical Sunday on Sept. 18 with priests blessing their catechists at Mass to start off a new year of religious education programs.
Lithuanian President Reiterates Support for Ukraine During Visit to Annunciation Church
Parishioners of a church that has been home to Lithuanian Catholics in the Diocese of Brooklyn for more than 100 years rolled out the red carpet for the president of their homeland on Sept. 20.
Diocese Takes Action to Permanently Remove Deacon From Ministry After Guilty Plea
The Diocese of Brooklyn has begun the process of permanently removing a former St. Sebastian Church deacon from all ministry following his guilty plea to coercing teenagers into sexual acts. Rogelio Vega, 52, pleaded guilty on Sept. 16 to three counts of enticing a child to engage in sexual conduct.
Only In Print: At OLPH, Even Those Who Aren’t International Fliers Have Passports
You need a passport to visit a foreign country, but students at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy get the thrill of using a passport inside their own school.
Only In Print: How a Catholic Priest Helped Mexico Win Its Independence From Spain
Mexico’s fight for independence from Spain began with the ringing of a church bell. Now, more than 200 years later, it is with the ringing of church bells that Mexican Independence Day is celebrated.
Catholic Schools Are Parishes Unto Themselves for Chaplains
Chaplains assigned to Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn serve students, faculty, staff, alumni and more. That’s why these campus communities are considered actual “parishes” by chaplains like Father Ralph Edelman at St. Francis Preparatory High School in Queens.