For two months each summer, the St. Francis schoolyard is the place to be. More than 1,000 boys and girls ages five through 18 compete on 90 teams, making the classic one of the largest basketball leagues in the city.
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Kujenga: Building Black Catholic Lives for 25 Years
Last weekend, 72 young Catholics participated in the annual Kujenga Youth Leadership Retreat, sponsored by the Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns. This year marked the 25th Kujenga retreat in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Indian Catholics Happy to Have ‘Our Own Saint’
Wearing richly hued attire, hundreds of Queens residents walked through the streets of North Floral Park to celebrate the life and intercessory works of St. Alphonsa on a recent Sunday afternoon.
Ordination for Two New Auxiliary Bishops
Two diocesan priests with years of institutional and pastoral experience were ordained auxiliary bishops to serve Brooklyn and Queens at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, July 20. It was the first episcopal ordination held at the site.
Bodies Move at St. Agnes A.H.S.
St. Agnes A.H.S., College Point, celebrated student singers and dancers at its annual Fine Arts Festival.
Salvadoran Prelate Helps Jamaica Celebrate Romero
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church processed through the streets to celebrate the beatification of Salvadoran martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero.
Holy Cross Knight Is Mets’ Bat Boy
Jonathan Rosero, a recent graduate of Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, has served this season as the bat boy for the New York Mets during the team’s home games at Citi Field.
Msgr. Feldhaus Becomes Diocese’s Oldest Priest
The 95th birthday of Msgr. Eugene Feldhaus was recently celebrated by friends and family at Café Cardini, New Hyde Park.
New Bishop Relies on Ecumenical Experiences
As moderator of the curia, vicar for higher education and vicar for evangelization, Father James Massa wears many hats in the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens. Next week, he will officially assume another hat – a miter to be exact – as he is ordained one of the diocese’s newest auxiliary bishops. For now, that […]
A Bishop from Poland to Serve All God’s People
For Auxiliary Bishop Witold Mroziewski, 49, his appointment is another opportunity to serve the diocese he has loved for almost his entire priestly life.