On Nov. 15 the diocese welcomed a record 1,853 young Catholics to its annual Catholic Youth Day celebration — a number Father James Kuroly, director for Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the diocese, attributed to the dedication of youth ministers.
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Young Adult Group Hosts Talk on Newly Canonized Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati
Young adults gathered at St. Anselm Church in Bay Ridge for a discussion on St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, led by Father James Kuroly. The event explored the modern-day relevance of the newly canonized saint’s faith, friendship, and joy — inspiring attendees to live their Catholic faith actively in the world.
Young Adults Envision St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati Drawing Their Community to Church
At San Damiano Mission, a parish the diocese established in 2015 to serve young adults in the Greenpoint/Williamsburg area, there is great hope that the two new saints will bring more young people into the Catholic Church.
Youth From Brooklyn and Queens Find Inspiration in Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati
Young Catholics in the Diocese of Brooklyn found inspiration in Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati during prayer, adoration, and relic veneration ahead of their Sept. 7 canonization, deepening their call to holiness and community.
Bishop Brennan Celebrates Mass With 900 Graduating Catholic High School Seniors
Chloe Rojas, a senior at The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates, is looking forward to her graduation this spring and can’t wait for her college days to begin. She has not finalized her choice of college, but said she will likely be going to the University of Central Florida in Orlando.