Catholic News Headlines for Monday 6/8/26   

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The Diocese of Brooklyn has ordained its newest – and youngest – priest. Father Paul Zwolak says ordination day is something he’d been praying for his whole life.

Hundreds of Catholics processed through the streets of Brooklyn and Queens for Corpus Christi Sunday, shutting down the streets of New York City as they walked with Christ.

Advocates for prison reform in New York City are pushing for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to speed up the closing of Rikers Island in Queens – they want the funding for the complex to be put towards prison diversion programs.

As the New York Knicks take the court at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals, they have divine support waiting for them in the wings: one Bishop from Long Island is hoping for “Knicks in 4.”