Help Is On The Way For Undocumented New Yorkers Impacted By Hurricane Ida
October 4, 2021By Emily Drooby Any given day at the Chinese American Planning Council, or the CPC, immigrants from all over Brooklyn receive help. […]
Topic: Diocese of Immigrants
Diocese of Brooklyn an ‘Example’ When it Comes to Supporting Abuse Survivors
April 21, 2021Currents News Staff April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and here in the Diocese of Brooklyn, there are strong measures […]
Brooklyn Diocese Schools Celebrate 100 Days of School, Excelling Despite Pandemic Challenges
February 11, 2021Currents News Staff Catholic schools throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn have been celebrating all week. On Tuesday, Feb. 9, it was Career […]
The Tablet Website Set to Get Update Allowing for Personalization, Access to Special Content
February 10, 2021By Jessica Easthope and The Tablet Staff Readers of The Tablet website will soon be able to improve their user experience by […]
SOMOS Fights to Get COVID Vaccines for Their Frontline Workers, Preps Future Distribution Sites
January 5, 2021By Emily Drooby Leaders of SOMOS Community Care are hopeful that on Wednesday Jan. 6, they will be able to vaccinate 400 […]
Sculpture Honoring Migrants Unveiled by Bishop DiMarzio During Christmas Tree Lighting
December 8, 2020By Emily Drooby and Bill Miller PROSPECT HEIGHTS — The Diocese of Brooklyn on Tuesday, Dec. 8 swapped this year’s pandemic darkness […]
‘Angels Unawares’ Sculpture Depicting Migrants and Refugees Finds Temporary Home on Grand Army Plaza
December 7, 2020By Emily Drooby and Bill Miller PROSPECT PARK — It’s crowded on the deck of this boat — 140 souls with not […]
Brooklyn Woman Votes for the First Time Since Becoming an American Citizen
October 27, 2020By Emily Drooby The line to vote stretched two city avenues. Despite the wait, underneath her mask, Simone Henry was smiling. This […]
Catholic Migration Services Files Charges Against Art to Frames, for Firing Workers Denied PPE
September 28, 2020By Emily Drooby “We need a job,” said Betzaida as she explained how a protest left her and her co-workers without jobs […]
Three Immigrants Ordained as Transitional Deacons in the Diocese of Brooklyn
July 11, 2020By Emily Drooby and Paula Katinas The Diocese of Brooklyn, which has a large immigrant population, now has three new transitional deacons […]