Under sunny skies, parishes around the diocese observed the Feast of Corpus Christi with outdoor processions through the streets of Brooklyn and Queens. Corpus Christi in Woodside In Woodside, a Corpus Christi procession was conducted in St. Sebastian’s parish June 7. Father Kevin Abels, pastor, carried the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance through the streets of […]
Sister Noraleen Murphy, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 69 years, died May 3 in Maria Regina Residence. In 1946 she entered the congregation from the parish of St. Joseph, Brooklyn. She earned her bachelor’s degree in math from the Catholic University of Puerto Rico, 1957; in sociology from […]
The 61 new lay leaders from 37 parishes will coordinate new or existing parish ministries.
The 23 diocesan pilot parishes have now raised more than $19 million on collective goals that total above $14 million, bringing the campaign total over $30 million.
This week in Tablet TALK: 86 students from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel receive first communion, Our Lady of Fatima School honors its patroness, St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Academy hosts a family fun day, and more.
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 […]
