This week is Kids Week on Jeopardy!, and Gabriella Fusco, a sixth-grade student at Resurrection Ascension School in Rego Park, will compete on the popular game show, Wednesday, Dec. 3. She is pictured above with host Alex Trebek. The results are under wraps, so be sure to tune in! See an interview with Fusco on […]
Through a partnership with Fairway Markets, and with the help of volunteers and staff members, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ) distributed 250 Thanksgiving meals to families and individuals in need, and the St. Vincent DePaul Society distributed 300 turkeys to 18 Brooklyn and Queens parishes. At Catholic Charities, the turkeys were distributed evenly at CCBQ […]
Queens Deanery No. 5 hosted “A Harvest of Song and Praise,” an autumn afternoon concert at American Martyrs, Bayside, featuring seven choirs and ensembles of the deanery. The parishes of Queens Deanery No. 5 include American Martyrs; Our Lady of the Snows, North Floral Park; St. Kevin and Holy Family, both Flushing; St. Anastasia, Douglaston; […]
Friends of Radio Maria Italia celebrated its 14th Gala Dinner with more than 200 supporters, friends and volunteers at Russo’s on the Bay, Howard Beach. The honorees were: Msgr. David Cassato, pastor, St. Athanasius, Bensonhurst; Americo Cortina; Giovanni DiMaggio; Federico Guglielmi; and Gino Dagri. Italian Vice Consul, Maria Caterina Ronchi, and Archbishop Bernardito C. Auza, […]
50th Reunion: St. Joseph School, Astoria Fifty-four members of the Class of 1964 from St. Joseph School, Astoria, met for a 50th reunion at their alma mater. Charlie Gozdziewski, Mary Hank, Donna Innone, Richie McCormack, Msgr. Sean Ogle and Robert Padala organized a program for alumni and guests that included a school tour, luncheon and […]
On the same day President Barack Obama announced that he would overhaul the nation’s immigration enforcement system – protecting upwards of five million unauthorized immigrants from deportation – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio acted on the local level. At a press conference held Nov. 14 on the steps of Our Lady of Sorrows […]
Rett Awareness in the Rockaways An ocean of purple filled St. Rose of Lima School, Rockaway Beach, when students, faculty and staff participated in a purple dress down day in support of Rett Syndrome last month. Inspired by a little girl living with Rett in the Rockaways, Valentina Priolo, the school raised awareness and funds […]
A statue of Christ with outstretched arms that has long comforted the community of Belle Harbor was found desecrated early this month. Both hands were broken off the figure, and a streak of white paint was placed across its shoulders and arms. “It’s like a big family down here,” said Father Thomas Doyle, pastor. “Nothing […]
Queens Deanery No. 5 held a special CYO Mass Saturday, Oct. 18 at Our Lady of the Snows Church, North Floral Park.
Holy Cross’ varsity football team earned a decisive 35-8 victory over St. Francis Prep in this year’s “Battle of the Boulevard.”
