Four buses of pilgrims from St. Sebastian Church visited the six Holy Doors for the Jubilee Year of Mercy in Brooklyn and Queens.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Astoria Queens
Students’ Pilgrimage Helps Feed the Hungry
The sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders from the Faith Formation Program at Most Precious Blood parish, Astoria, embarked on a month-long quest to raise money for City Harvest and Syrian refugees.
Astoria Parish Followed The Plan and It Worked
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (OLMC) parish in Astoria, underwent the pilot phase of the Generations of Faith capital campaign which began in the Diocese of Brooklyn in early 2015
Father Ralph Edel
Father Ralph Edel, 25, is looking forward to being a joyful priest, who radiates the fact that his encounter with Jesus Christ has transformed him.
CYO Crowns Diocesan Volleyball Champions
The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of Brooklyn and Queens held its annual girls’ volleyball championships on May 14 and division champions were crowned.
65 New Lay Leaders Are Ready to Serve
The Diocese of Brooklyn commissioned 65 new lay leaders from 34 parishes at a bilingual Mass at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, Jamaica. The night was also a celebration of the years of service that catechists and ministers devoted to the Diocese of Brooklyn. Special recognition was given to Sister Alice Michael, S.U.S.C., for her 40 years of service to the diocese.
Golden Jubilarians: 12 Priests Have Been Ordained 50 Years
Of the 12 men celebrating their 50th anniversaries as priests this year, eight were ordained to the priesthood on May 28, 1966 at St. James Pro-Cathedral, Downtown Brooklyn, by Archbishop Bryan J. McEntegart.
Astoria Parish Mourns Vietnamese Community Leader
Elmhurst resident and longtime parishioner at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Astoria, Mr. Tu Vu, 79, died April 21 at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx after a year-long illness. A funeral Mass is scheduled for April 30 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
Brooklyn Pilgrims Visit Six Holy Doors
Shortly before sunrise on a recent Saturday, more than 150 people walked through the doors of St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Flatlands, thus beginning their day-long pilgrimage to all six Holy Doors in Brooklyn and Queens.
Tablet TALK: Honoring the Roots of Catholic Education
This week’s Tablet TALK features a tribute to saints of Catholic education, Year of Mercy opportunities, Black History Month events and much more.