Catholic schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn have an 88-percent vaccination rate — that’s one of the reasons why its superintendent opposes the city’s new vaccine mandate for private and religious schools.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announces there are now four confirmed cases of the omicron variant of COVID in New York City and one on Long Island.
It’s day two of Pope Francis’ visit to Cyprus.
The Eighth Bishop of Brooklyn, Robert Brennan, was installed on Tuesday.