Faced with declining enrollment, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy in Brooklyn will permanently close at the end of this current school year. The Diocese of Brooklyn announced the decision by the academy’s board of directors on Feb. 11.
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Religious Freedoms Must Be Honored by Immigration Officials
On Jan. 20, America again witnessed the peaceful transfer of power from one presidential administration to another. With the beginning of any new administration comes a shift in priorities, policies, and personnel. This is especially true when one of the major political parties takes the reins from the other.
Brooklyn Diocese Hosts First-Ever St. Brigid Feast Day Celebration with Standing-Room-Only Mass
The Irish Apostolate sponsored the Diocese of Brooklyn’s first-ever celebration of the feast of St. Brigid with a standing-room-only congregation at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in Downtown Brooklyn.
Catholic Schools Uphold High Graduation Standards Amid State Changes
Naomi Goya, a senior at The Mary Louis Academy (TMLA), said the courses she is taking at her school are “rigorous, but in a good way,” and are putting her on a solid path toward graduation in June.
Dominican Sister at Transfiguration Renews Vows on Feast Day of Our Lady of Altagracia
Sister Yárelin Ventura renewed her vows on Jan. 21 after arriving in the United States from the Dominican Republic two months earlier.
Queens Academy Offers Students Chance to Open Doors to Faith
Megan O’Connell, an eighth grader at St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy in Maspeth, does not plan to travel to Rome for Jubilee 2025. However, thanks to one teacher at her school, she feels she is still getting the chance to experience the spirit of the Jubilee.
Religious Gather to Celebrate Vocation and Dedication to Consecrated Life
On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the final Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica, marking the start of Jubilee 2025. With the “Pilgrims of Hope” theme, he emphasized reconciliation and forgiveness for Catholics worldwide.
Catholic Academy Helps Military Family Find Community in Bay Ridge
As an Air Force wife, Rachel Runyan has lived on military bases across the country while her husband, Michael, has moved from post to post.
First-Time March Participant ‘Finally Put Action to the Faith’
Arriving in the nation’s capital on a Diocese of Brooklyn bus around 11 a.m., Joseph Monahan participated in the March for Life for the first time on Jan. 24. It’s something he said he’s wanted to do the past couple of years, but the logistics didn’t work out.
Diocese of Brooklyn Unites in Washington for Pro-Life Advocacy
WASHINGTON — As a recently naturalized American citizen, Sister Emiliana Traversin said she felt even more of an “obligation, right, and duty” to participate and be a voice for the Church and the Diocese of Brooklyn at the 52nd National March for Life. “I wanted to be a voice of the Church and of the […]