By Katie Vasquez and Bill Miller PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Michael La Civita recalled his first visit to the Grotto of the Nativity in 1991, joining other pilgrims crowding the spot to savor where […]
By Jessica Easthope Fr. Lou Scurti doesn’t hide his addiction — he’s been feeding it for close to 70 years. And now […]
By Jessica Easthope The shelves look fully stocked, but the staff at J.J.’s Christmas Trees says the store is empty. Supply chain […]
By Jessica Easthope A few weeks before Christmas every year, hundreds see a crèche appear at St. Christopher/St. Margaret Mary Church on Staten Island. […]
By Emily Drooby From running water to tiny woven baskets, the details are what makes Corpus Christi Church’s unique nativity scene so […]
By Claudia Torres St. Francis of Assisi began the tradition of setting up the nativity scene. This year, the town where he […]
On the newscast: Reaction in the Brooklyn Diocese to the Pope’s call for nativity scenes in public and in private spaces; President […]
By Tim Harfmann Nativities are mostly found underneath a Christmas tree — not on a New York City sidewalk. But one in […]
On the newscast: The Bishops of New Jersey and Pennsylvania are back from their Ad Limina visit with the Pope. One of […]
The season is official in the Brooklyn diocese! Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio blesses a life-size nativity creche and lights the Christmas tree at […]