‘It’s In Our Blood’: Generations of Lifters Keep the Giglio Tradition Alive in Williamsburg
July 14, 2025By Katie Vasquez and Alexandra Moyen WILLIAMSBURG — Every year in July for 138 years, the streets outside the Shrine Church of […]
By Katie Vasquez and Alexandra Moyen WILLIAMSBURG — Every year in July for 138 years, the streets outside the Shrine Church of […]
By Katie Vasquez The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast is a tradition that dates back to 1887 – when Italian immigrants […]
By Jessica Easthope Danny Vecchiano was brought home from the hospital in a Giglio t-shirt. This year, his shirt says “Capo #1” […]
The more than 100-year-old Giglio feast returned July 10th. For 12 days, people from around the Diocese of Brooklyn will head to […]
Currents News Staff A big Brooklyn tradition is “carrying” on tonight – all four tons of it. Parishioners at Our Lady of […]
Currents News Staff They’ve been preparing and they’ve been praying. “Well, I did do a couple of push-ups with friends,” said Evan […]
By Emily Drooby and Bill Miller WILLIAMSBURG — Dominic and Michael Franco had certainly been out of their comfort zone, and they […]
By Jessica Easthope Faith and devotion are alive in the Brooklyn Diocese. For the 133rd year, Our Lady of Mount Carmel was […]
On the newscast: -It has been months since parishioners have prayed in the pews. But the Bishop of Brooklyn has a plan, already […]
On the newscast: – A top American Church leader, Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, is installed in his new post but from a distance. […]