Though thousands of miles away from Mexico City, Latin American faithful in Queens were able to follow the papal Mass live from the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe Feb. 13. Braving freezing cold temperatures, about 350 parishioners gathered at Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish, Jamaica, to watch the Mass broadcast through NET-TV.
PASTOR Rev. Francis J. Hughes, from administrator to pastor of St. Pancras, Glendale, effective Feb. 7. Rev. Darrell DaCosta, from administrator to pastor of Our Lady of Fatima, Jackson Heights, effective Feb. 6. Rev. Gabriel Lee, from administrator to pastor of St. Robert Bellarmine, Bayside, effective March 6. PASTOR RELIGIOUS ORDER Rev. Eugeniusz A. […]
Students, parents and faculty at St. Joan of Arc School, Jackson Heights, could not contain their excitement when they welcomed Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio during Catholic Schools Week.
According Chris and Maribeth Dono, two of the parish Scout leaders, more than 30 percent of the boys and girls in the 157-member program have special needs of one type or another, including autism, Asperger’s, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Down syndrome. The youths are integrated into the general membership and work and play side-by-side with their peers.
The Diocese of Brooklyn will participate in the 24 Hours of Prayer for the Lord March 4-5, as requested by Pope Francis
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Jamaica, far surpassed its goal of $490,000 with over $1,325,000 raised.
Enthusiasm and hope are brimming among Mexican Catholics in Brooklyn and Queens over Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to their native country, Feb. 12-17. That faith and excitement will be palpable at St. Brigid Church in Bushwick this Saturday evening, Feb. 6, when Mexican Catholics in the diocese will hold a 7 p.m. Mass to pray for the Holy Father and his intentions in Mexico.
During this Year of Mercy, Catholics have the opportunity to better understand the concept of mercy and to meet Jesus by performing the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. That was the message of the Diocesan Evangelization Congress held Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center, Douglaston.
Check out the winning and honorable mention art work and photos from the ceremony, as well as information on the contest.
Dozens of faithful attended a Mass for Peace and Justice at St. Josaphat Church, Bayside, on Jan. 22. The Mass was offered in reparation for the nearly 56 million babies aborted in the United States since the Supreme Court legalized abortion on Jan. 22, 1973. The Mass was one of many chances for the faithful of Brooklyn and Queens to pray for the unborn and the pro-life cause on the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
