Catholic Relief Services Continues to Help the Poor and Vulnerable Despite Funding Cuts
April 3, 2025By Katie Vasquez As rescue efforts continue in Myanmar and Thailand after a 7.7 earthquake on March 28th, Catholic Relief Services is […]
Topic: Bishop Octavio Cisneros
More Than a Year After the Pandemic Shut Down Pilgrimages, They’re Finally Back
May 4, 2021By Emily Drooby Pilgrimages are making a comeback after a year of being shut down. “We have to celebrate! Actually, yes, it’s […]
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Brooklyn Diocese Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros
October 30, 2020By Jessica Easthope and Paula Katinas Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros, a native Cuban who came to the U.S. as a teenage refugee […]
Remembering Father Jorge Ortiz-Garay, First U.S. Catholic Priest Lost to Coronavirus
March 30, 2020By Tim Harfmann A memorial is growing outside the locked doors of Saint Brigid’s Church in Bushwick, Brooklyn, to honor their beloved […]
Currents News for Wednesday, February 5, 2020
February 5, 2020On the newscast: The verdict is in and President Trump’s impeachment trial is over. We’ll tell you how the vote went; The […]
Brooklyn Priest Remembered as ‘Faithful Servant’ Laid to Rest
January 10, 2020By Tim Harfmann Family, friends and parishioners gathered at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, to say their final farewells […]
Family Members Lost in Queens House Fire Laid to Rest
July 29, 2019By Tim Harfmann Three funeral hearses with three caskets could be seen as family and friends carried their loved ones into Holy […]
Brooklyn’s Auxiliary Bishop Receives Prestigious Honor
May 23, 2019By Emily Drooby On May 23, among a sea of St. Francis College graduates, was a bishop. Brooklyn’s Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros […]
Brooklyn Church Receives New Life After Renovation
May 5, 2019By Tim Harfmann After a lot of hard work, there is new life at Our Lady of Grace parish in Gravesend, Brooklyn. […]
Brooklyn & Queens Catholic Youth Day ‘Ignites’ Faith
March 30, 2019By Tim Harfmann For seventh grader Grace Carlin, attending the 2019 Brooklyn and Queens Catholic Youth Day was an eye-opening experience. “It’s […]