Dr. Philip A. Franco, of Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish, Williamsburg, is a native of Brooklyn. He and Tara have been married for 11 years and they have three sons. The principal of St. Margaret’s School, Middle Village, he is active in his parish as an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist, and a member […]
The diocesan Catholic Youth Organization crowned its 2015 girls’ volleyball champions May 3. Here are this year’s winners.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (OLMC) parish, Astoria, celebrated Mass Jan. 1 in honor of Nuestra Senora de la Nube, a devotion from Ecuador. Organized by Klever Rodriguez, the celebration of Our Lady of the Clouds attracted more than 500 parishioners for a Mass, procession and reception. The main celebrant was native Ecuadorian, Father Angel […]
Summertime wouldn’t be complete without a blowout block party — and this summer’s biggest and best was the sixth annual Kids Fun Day, co-sponsored by Catholic Charities Queens Community Center in Astoria and Fidelis Care.
by Ed Wilkinson The first parish established in Queens is now the first church in the diocese to house a stained-glass window honoring Pope Francis and one depicting Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio’s coat of arms. Bishop DiMarzio dedicated the colorful new windows at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Astoria, Dec. 7, as part of a […]
Father Francis M. Lynch, former pastor, parish priest and high school seminary teacher, died April 11 at the Hospice of West Palm Beach, Fla. He was living in Florida in retirement. He was 83. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated April 16 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Astoria. Retired Auxiliary Bishop Guy […]
