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Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan leads a Eucharistic procession inside a packed Louis Armstrong Stadium in Brooklyn, New York, on April 20, 2024.

PHOTOS From the subway to the sacred: Brooklyn’s breathtaking Eucharistic Revival

Apr 23, 2024

By Jeffrey Bruno

Early on Saturday morning, Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan boarded the 7 train with members of his flock in tow en... Read more

Bishop Robert Brennan blesses the altar at Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Brooklyn, New York, with holy water on Nov. 4, 2023, in response to the filming of an indecent music video in the church. Assisting the bishop is Monsignor Joseph Grimaldi, vicar general of the Diocese of Brooklyn.

Brooklyn pastor apologizes for provocative music video filmed in church

Nov 7, 2023

A Brooklyn pastor who was disciplined after he allowed a pop star to shoot a lewd music video in his... Read more

Bishop Robert Brennan blesses Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Brooklyn, New York, with holy water on Nov. 4, 2023, in response to the filming of an indecent music video in the church. Assisting the bishop is Monsignor Joseph Grimaldi, vicar general of the Diocese of Brooklyn.

Brooklyn bishop disciplines pastor who allowed pop star to film music video in church

Nov 4, 2023

The release of the video “Feather” on Oct. 31 triggered an uproar on social media and calls for a reconsecration... Read more

Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan said he is “appalled” that a church in his diocese was used to shoot a provocative music video, released Oct. 31, 2023, with the prelate set to investigate why the more-than-100-year-old Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church permitted the controversial video to be recorded on its property.

Brooklyn bishop ‘appalled’ over music video shot in Catholic church, will investigate

Nov 2, 2023

Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan said he is “appalled” that a church there was used to shoot a provocative music video,... Read more

Emergency personnel crowd the streets near a subway station in New York City on April 12, 2022, after at least 16 people were injured during a rush-hour shooting in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

Bishop 'horrified' by Brooklyn shooting, asks prayers for injured and first responders

Apr 12, 2022

Bishop Robert Brennan of Brooklyn urged prayer for those injured in a shooting at a subway station in the New... Read more

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, left, and Bishop Robert J. Brennan

Pope Francis accepts Brooklyn Bishop DiMarzio’s resignation, names Columbus bishop as successor

Sep 29, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

With 1.5 million Catholics, Brooklyn is the fifth-largest U.S. diocese. Read more

St. Joseph Cathedral in Columbus, Ohio. Credit: Nyttend via Wikimedia (public domain).

Columbus diocese announces strategic planning initiative

Mar 1, 2021

The Diocese of Columbus announced Monday a strategic planning initiative meant to discern the future of the local Church, encouraging... Read more