Hearing the Call: Deacon Ikenna Okagbue
April 18, 2017Katie Engesser continues her profiles on the soon to be ordained priests in the diocese with Deacon Ikenna Okagbue, who came to […]
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“We Too Must Wash Each Other’s Feet”
April 18, 2017On Holy Thursday, the Bishop of Brooklyn, Nicholas DiMarzio, took part in one of the most humble acts performed by Jesus Christ- […]
Saint John Paul II and Interreligious Relations on Display
April 18, 2017The Pope’s journey to Egypt begins April 28th and follows the Palm Sunday massacre when Islamic State bombers destroyed nearly four-dozen lives […]
Easter Vigil Brings New Life to the Church
April 17, 2017The resurrection of Christ, the source of eternal life, is celebrated across the globe. Easter is also the occasion when new Catholics […]
Good Friday Traditions in Bensonhurst
April 17, 2017Timothy Cardinal Dolan pointed out that the holiest of days has always been a time of turmoil. “Think of that first Easter,” […]
Coptic Christians Pray for Peace
April 12, 2017At the Coptic Orthodox Church of St George, the faithful are praying for those suffering in Egypt with their Brooklyn neighbors. Katie […]
Belle Harbor Catholic Academy Performs Passion Play
April 12, 2017The central focus of Holy Week is the passion and resurrection of Christ. Tim Harfmann is at the Catholic academy in Queens […]
Brooklyn Coptics Pray After Palm Sunday Bombings
April 12, 2017After two deadly Palm Sunday bombings in Egypt, Tim Harfmann reports from St. Mary & St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church in Ridgewood, […]
Bishop DiMarzio Announces “Year of Vocations” at Chrism Mass
April 12, 2017In Brooklyn, our Michelle Powers is at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph for Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio’s Chrism Mass.
Palm Sunday Brings Joy and Sorrow
April 12, 2017With recent news of the bombings in Egypt, the joyous celebrations of Palm Sunday were dampened for the parishioners of St Ephrem. […]