Coming Home: WWII Hero’s Remains Returned to Brooklyn After 83 Years

Eighty-three years after he was killed in a wartime plane crash in the South Pacific, the remains of a World War II airman were finally returned to his native Brooklyn, giving his family the chance to gather for his funeral Mass at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on April 24.

Bishop Brennan Holds Mass of Reparation at Annunciation After Music Video Desecration

by The Tablet Staff WILLIAMSBURG — On Saturday, Nov. 4, Bishop Robert Brennan presided over a Mass of Reparation at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Church, after the desecration of the church during the filming of a music video.  Bishop Brennan aided by Msgr. Joseph Grimaldi, Vicar General for the diocese, restored the sanctity of […]

Vicar for Development Removed Over Music Video Filmed in Church

WILLIAMSBURG — Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello was removed as the Diocese of Brooklyn’s vicar for development on Nov. 3 after a provocative music video was shot at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Brooklyn, where he is pastor.  Pop musician Sabrina Carpenter released a music video to her song “Feather” on Oct. 31, which […]

Lifting of the Giglio: A Neighborhood Tradition of Invitation

Hundreds of enthusiastic spectators crowded onto Havemeyer Street in front of the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on Sunday, July 9, to witness a Catholic tradition that dates back to  1887 Italy: the hoisting of the seven-story Giglio.