Students Pose Questions to Bishop

by Antonina Zielinska The students at Our Lady of Sorrows School, Corona, enthusiastically welcomed their bishop when he came to celebrate Catholic Schools Week with them. The choir greeted him with song, which Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio told them they performed very well. “Their singing is wonderful,” said Anthony Biscione, deputy superintendent of Catholic Schools. “It’s […]

Carroll Gardens Honors Our Lady of Sorrows

Since 1948, the Congrega Maria SS. Addolorata has been honoring the Blessed Mother on the Sunday before the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Sept. 15, with a street procession and Mass at Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen Church, Carroll Gardens. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant of the evening Mass on Sunday, Sept. 9. Earlier […]

Spalding contest winner Carlos Mayorga, left, is pictured with Miami Heat guard Mario Chalmers. (Photo by Jim Mancari)

Taking on the Heat: Corona Student Plays NBA’s Mario Chalmers (With Video)

Fresh off winning the 2012 NBA Championship, Miami Heat point guard Mario Chalmers had one last tune-up match before starting his preparation for next season. As part of the sporting equipment company Spalding’s “Arena to Driveway” contest, Chalmers visited East Elmhurst on Aug. 17 for a game of one-on-one basketball. His opponent was 17-year-old Carlos […]