First U.S.-Born African American Priest to Be Honored With New Shrine
April 29, 2026By Currents News A new shrine is in the works to honor Father Augustus Tolton — the first African American priest born […]
Topic: History
The Church That Shaped Spanish Ministry in the Diocese of Brooklyn
October 15, 2025By Katie Vasquez and Paula Katinas FORT GREENE — The Diocese of Brooklyn, often referred to as the “Diocese of Immigrants,” has a […]
Diocese of Scranton Priest Explains How Monks Used Beer to Fast During Lent
March 20, 2024By Katie Vasquez For thousands of years, beer has been part of the daily diet of various civilizations. But did you know […]
World War II Heirloom Finds Returned to Owners Eight Decades Later
April 25, 2023A teenager in Italy stumbled across a piece of history in his local forest when he found a bracelet belonging to a […]
Church Ave. in Brooklyn Co-Named After Venerable Pierre Toussaint, Devout Catholic and Philanthropist
April 26, 2021By Emily Drooby Faithful were singing in the streets as Church Ave. in Flatbush got a new name: Pierre Toussaint. Priests, Haitian-Americans, […]
‘Unspoken Voices’ Exhibit Using Art to Humanize Those Enslaved at NYC’s Dyckman Farmhouse
March 17, 2021By Emily Drooby Six names are no longer hidden from the world. Now, they’re part of an exhibit at the Dyckman Farmhouse […]
NYPD Women: Daughter of Late Detective Pays Tribute to Her Mother’s Legacy
March 17, 2021By Jessica Easthope Stephenie Clark says her mom Eileen was protecting and serving, long before she joined the NYPD. “It was unusual […]
A Stop on the Underground Railroad: Take a Look Inside Brooklyn’s Plymouth Church
February 24, 2021By Emily Drooby On a quaint Brooklyn Heights street sits Plymouth Church. Hidden among the pews, are crucial pieces of Black History. […]
Hidden History at Kalustyan’s: NYC Specialty Food Store a Site of Former Presidential Inauguration
January 20, 2021By Emily Drooby A stroll down the aisles at Kalustyan’s in Manhattan, is also a stroll through history. “It’s a great feeling […]
A Look Into the Warehouse Holding Artifacts and History of the Brooklyn Diocese
December 2, 2020By Jessica Easthope On a dead-end street in Bushwick there’s a hidden treasure trove of history and faith. This warehouse isn’t sacred, […]