Three Immigrants Ordained as Transitional Deacons in the Diocese of Brooklyn
July 11, 2020By Emily Drooby On Saturday, July 11th, the Brooklyn Diocese lived up to its reputation as the Diocese of immigrants as three […]
Topic: Diocese of Immigrants
Worker’s Justice Project Helps Day Laborers Fight for Wages During Pandemic
June 25, 2020Emily Drooby Natacha’s family is struggling to put food on the table and pay their bills. Making it more difficult: the paycheck […]
Immigrant Community Faces Health, Job Insecurity During Coronavirus Crisis
April 1, 2020By Emily Drooby Analilia makes ends meet working as a cleaner in New York City, but the COVID-19 crisis has threatened her […]
Diocesan Migration Day Mass Celebrates Diversity in Brooklyn and Queens
December 8, 2019By Tim Harfmann The diocesan Migration Day Mass was a joyous display of Christian unity for families with roots all over the […]
Mother Cabrini Statue in Sight, Italian-Americans Rally for Heritage and Faith
October 14, 2019By Emily Drooby and Andrew Pugliese MANHATTAN — After marching in the Columbus Day Parade on Oct. 14, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced […]
2019 Shining Stars: Ghanaian Catholics Lead Hymns of Praise
September 29, 2019By Tim Harfmann Albert and Elaine Tontoh spend their weekends serving the Church in song. Albert plays the keyboard. Elaine leads the […]
Amidst Deportation Fear, Immigrant Faithful Unite on Corpus Christi
June 24, 2019By Tim Harfmann Solidarity could be felt in an immigrant, Queens community as undocumented migrants fear deportation. “There is a feeling and […]
Catholic Leaders Told to ‘Be Bold’ at Catechetical Congress
April 6, 2019By Tim Harfmann ‘Be bold’ and build up the Catholic faith! That was the missionary commitment at the core of a Catechetical […]
New Life for Williamsburg Church
March 24, 2019By Tim Harfmann It was a celebration in Williamsburg, Brooklyn as Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio rededicated the Church of the Annunciation of the […]
Bishop Valero’s Legacy Remembered at Funeral
March 20, 2019By Tim Harfmann Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio presided over the Mass of Christian burial on Wednesday, March 20th. Clergy, family and friends said […]
