When we think of Catholic values in sports, inclusion rises to the very top: Everyone should have a chance to play. Of course, when we think of summer in the Rockaways, the beach may come to mind first, but the annual St. Francis de Sales Summer Basketball Classic is right up there as a community staple.
St. Camillus Parish in Rockaway Park marked its legacy with a reunion Mass and celebration as parishioners prepare for the church’s closing at year’s end.
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Raymond Chappetto takes readers on a “trip down memory lane” with his own platform — “Bishop Ray’s Blog.”
The New York Special Olympics program at St. Camillus has been providing opportunities to athletes of all abilities for the past 30 years.
The Diocese of Brooklyn announced on June 2 that St. Camillus Church will close, with declining attendance and debt cited as the main factors.
Rocco Pisani is hitting home runs on and off the field.
Rocco Pisani celebrated his 11th birthday on Oct. 7 at Cohen Children’s Medical Center while receiving intense chemotherapy treatments. He was diagnosed with leukemia in May and has been going into the hospital every 10 days for three-day stays.
St. Camillus Catholic Academy in Rockaway Park is proud to announce that it has partnered with Molloy College, Rockville Centre, to concentrate on better meeting students’ needs in the classroom and beyond.
Several elementary academies and schools are welcoming new principals and assistant principals this September.
The arctic temperatures, harsh winds and snow that visited the diocese before and during Epiphany weekend canceled events, closed schools and brought down Mass attendance somewhat, but did not bring too much long-term damage according to a sample of parishes interviewed.
