In 1969, Pope Paul VI removed St. Christopher’s feast day from the church’s liturgical calendar, a move that led to a great deal of confusion over the status of the patron saint of travelers that continues to this day.
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Priests Defeat Principals at Catholic Schools Night, But Students Steal the Show in the Diocese of Brooklyn
Behind a late three-run home run by one of this year’s bobblehead honorees, Father Christopher Bethge, priests and seminarians from across Brooklyn and Queens defeated Catholic school principals and administrators 13-5 after a years-long drought at the diocese’s annual Scholars vs. Collars softball game during Catholic Schools Night at Maimonides Park on June 24.
Swim Safety Lesson Makes a Splash With St. Joan of Arc Students in Queens
Shawn Slevin is the founder of Swim Strong Foundation, an organization with a mission to teach people to safely enjoy the water. That’s what brought her to St. Joan of Arc Catholic School in Jackson Heights on Sept. 30, where she presented a program, “Know Before You Go.”
St. Joan of Arc School Adds Scholarship Named for Queens Beloved Priest
Father Christopher Heanue, the new pastor at St. Joan of Arc Parish, has created a scholarship in the name of retired parochial vicar, Father Valdazo, to help families afford tuition at the parish’s school.
With Suitcase Yet Unpacked in Queens, New Pastor Father Christopher Heanue Raises $208,000 for St. Joan of Arc School Scholarships
Agnes Mosejczuk, principal at St. Joan of Arc Catholic School, has seen parish priests come and go. But to her it seemed like the current pastor, Father Christopher Heanue, hadn’t even “unpacked his suitcase” before unloading ideas to help the parish school.
The Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph: A Reborn House of Worship in a Changing Neighborhood
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.
Bishop Brennan and Procession Took ‘Faith Into the Streets’ on Palm Sunday
For a third straight year, Bishop Robert Brennan led a holy procession of palm-waving faithful through the streets of Brooklyn on Sunday, March 24, just as the early Christians did during the fourth century in Rome.
Livestreamed Diocese of Brooklyn Masses Have a New Look
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.
Queens Parish Community Rallied to Support Catholic Couple After Stillbirth
At about midnight on Feb. 3, 2023, Erika Cerni felt her daughter rapidly moving in her stomach. Only 31 weeks pregnant, she thought the feeling was Braxton Hicks, or “false labor,” contractions, or maybe the girl was just hungry.
New Jersey Diocese Emulates ‘Big City Catholics,’ Using Podcasts as an Evangelization Tool
When Father Kevin Sweeney became the bishop of the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey, in 2020, he bid farewell to the Diocese of Brooklyn after serving 20 years as a priest here. The transition did not mean, however, that he stopped looking to his longtime home for ideas and inspiration in his own diocese.