Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast Honors Italian Heritage
July 13, 2026By Katie Vasquez WILLIAMSBURG —More than 100 men carried the towering Giglio through the streets of Williamsburg as thousands gathered for the […]
By Katie Vasquez WILLIAMSBURG —More than 100 men carried the towering Giglio through the streets of Williamsburg as thousands gathered for the […]
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 […]