The Diocese of Brooklyn has three new transitional deacons. The men, who are on their way to becoming priests next year, were ordained at a Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph on July 11.
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Diocese of Brooklyn Announces Closures of Six Schools
The Diocese of Brooklyn announced that it is closing six Catholic academies due to financial difficulties brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
What the Diocese Is Reading
Our picks for this season’s must-read books.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel to Celebrate Feast Day
There will be no Procession of the Giglio at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel this year, but the church will still celebrate a feast day with scaled down events.
DOJ: Mayor de Blasio Favored Protests Over Religious Freedoms During COVID-19 Shutdown
In a letter highly critical of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s handling of enforcement during the COVID-19 shutdown, a U.S. Justice Department official urged the mayor to be fair to religious institutions.
Masses to Resume in Diocese of Brooklyn on June 29
Catholic churches in the Diocese of Brooklyn have been closed for Mass since March 20. They reopened last month for private prayer. Starting June 29, they will be open once again for Mass.
How One Student Found Faith in The Classroom and Became a Valedictorian
by Emily Drooby MANHATTAN — Like many children across the country, Samantha Chan has been dealing with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic — having to learn from home and missing out on typical school events — but with one added hurdle. The St. Peter Catholic Academy student’s mother is a nurse working on […]
Religious Education Classes Go On, Despite Coronavirus
The Diocese of Brooklyn is marking June 4 as the start of “Thanksgiving in June,” a celebration of the success of the diocese’s religious education program.
‘God is Real,’ Kids Are Told at Brooklyn Catholic Youth Day Rally
The annual Brooklyn Catholic Youth Day took place on May 30, despite the coronavirus pandemic. The event was moved online and was presented on You Tube.
Diocese of Brooklyn Parishioners Revel in Chance to Return to Church
Parishioners all over Brooklyn and Queens reveled in the chance to enter their local Catholic churches to say a prayer as churches opened their doors for the first time in more than two months. Churches were closed as a precaution against the coronavirus.