Decades after his heroic death, family, friends, and fellow officers gathered at Holy Cross Cemetery to honor Patrolman Pat Canavan — an off-duty NYPD officer killed while trying to stop a street fight in Bay Ridge.
Holy Cross Cemetery
Diocesan Designer: The Remarkable Unsung Legacy of Church Architect Patrick Keely
Patrick Charles Keely designed and built more than 600 churches and religious buildings in Canada and the U.S., including, up until the time of his death in 1896, all of the 19th-century cathedrals in New England and 14 Catholic churches in Brooklyn.
A Time To Pray, Remember During Cemetery Field Mass
Holy Cross Cemetery holds a special place for many who are laid to rest there – and their loved ones went to the Brooklyn burial ground to remember and celebrate them on All Souls Day.
Holy Cross Cemetery and Columbarium
Catholic Cemeteries offers a wide range of reverent burial and entombment options to provide Catholics with a dignified resting place.
Diocesan Cemeteries Host Memorial Day Field Masses
A Memorial Day Field Mass was held May 29 at Holy Cross Cemetery, East Flatbush. Auxiliary Bishop James Massa was the main celebrant.
Obituary: Sister Lois Keller, R.S.M.
Sister Lois Keller, R.S.M., 83, a Sister of Mercy of the Americas Mid-Atlantic Community for 65 years, died July 3 at Calvary Hospice in Lutheran Hospital, Sunset Park.
Obituary: Rosemary Oliva
Rosemary Oliva, a member of St. Bernadette’s parish, Dyker Heights, who worked almost four decades at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, died on Feb. 9.