At Good Friday Service, Faithful of Brooklyn and Queens Reflect on the Lord’s Passion
April 2, 2021By Emily Drooby No bells, no candles, no crosses – the St. James Cathedral Basilica in Brooklyn was bare on Good Friday. […]
Topic: Lent and Easter
Why Some Catholic Churches Veil Statues During Lent
April 1, 2021By Emily Drooby Have you ever walked into a church during Lent and seen purple veils on their statues? No? Well, you’re […]
DeSales Media Creates Lent 2021 Website With Reflections, Information and Social Media Features
March 2, 2021By Jessica Easthope The days leading up to Easter, the most holy day of the year, are a time of preparation and […]
Pandemic Changes Ash Wednesday as Catholics Receive Ashes on Their Heads, Recall a Year of Sacrifice
February 17, 2021By Jessica Easthope Lent in the pandemic age means another change to how we practice our faith. This year, Catholics in the […]
It’s the First Friday of Lent and You Want a Burger – What to do?
February 28, 2020Currents News Staff Still craving that Friday night burger even though it’s the Lenten season? You could satisfy the craving with a […]
Pope Francis to Lead Centuries Old Tradition for Ash Wednesday
February 25, 2020By Melissa Butz On Ash Wednesday, the streets will be full of faithful processing from the church of St. Anselm to the […]
Bishop DiMarzio to Celebrate Annual Chrism Mass
April 16, 2019By Tim Harfmann The celebration of the Chrism Mass is an annual tradition dating back centuries, and a liturgy when the Church’s […]
Bishop DiMarzio Welcomes Newcomers at Rite of Election
March 11, 2019By Tim Harfmann Aehee Hong and her teenage son, Terrence, walked to greet Brooklyn’s Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio. They, and hundreds more, are […]
Bishop DiMarzio on Preparing for Christ’s Resurrection
March 8, 2019My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, As Lent begins so does the 40 days of preparation to celebrate the Pascal […]
‘Way of The Cross’ Makes Way Through Brooklyn
April 2, 2018Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio spent Good Friday commemorating the Lord’s journey to the cross on Calvary. He led a procession through a Brooklyn […]