The New York City Council passed a bill allowing religious schools, including Catholic schools in Brooklyn with 150 or more students, to be reimbursed for security guards following a recent deadly shooting at a Wisconsin Christian school.
A Catholic school in Brooklyn held a special mass at St. Anselm Church to bless the new Bay Ridge Catholic Academy choir, marking the first such event for the academy, which was founded in 2019, with over 70 students in the choir.
St. Francis College in Brooklyn dedicated its “Our Lady of Angels Chapel” to the late Frank and Mary Macchiarola, a couple who dedicated their lives to education.
With Christmas just five days away, Pope Francis will start the festivities with Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, followed by the official launch of the Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year.