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Brooklyn priest to pray at inauguration after ‘unlikely’ friendship with President Trump
Father Francis Mann is scheduled to deliver the closing benediction at Trump’s second inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20. Read more
20,000 attend Mass marking 50th anniversary of the Neocatechumenal Way in U.S.
The Eucharist was celebrated by the apostolic nuncio to the U.S., Cardinal Christophe Pierre, and held at the Barclays Center... Read more
PHOTOS From the subway to the sacred: Brooklyn’s breathtaking Eucharistic Revival
Early on Saturday morning, Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan boarded the 7 train with members of his flock in tow en... Read more
New York prosecutor, Brooklyn Diocese reach agreement over sex abuse mishandling
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that the Diocese of Brooklyn has agreed to “significant action” to address shortcomings... Read more
Police arrest man suspected of robbing Catholic parishes in fake priest scam
Multiple Catholic parishes in both New York and Texas over the last several months reported encountering a man who in... Read more
Fake priest robs New York church of $900 in multistate impersonator scam
NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering a $3,500 reward for tips leading to the arrest of a man who impersonated a... Read more
Priest resigns as head of Pontifical Missions USA, admits he broke vow of celibacy
The Diocese of Brooklyn’s Adult Allegation Committee investigated Monsignor Kieran Harrington after it received an allegation of “inappropriate conduct” last... Read more
Brooklyn pastor apologizes for provocative music video filmed in church
A Brooklyn pastor who was disciplined after he allowed a pop star to shoot a lewd music video in his... Read more
Brooklyn bishop ‘appalled’ over music video shot in Catholic church, will investigate
Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan said he is “appalled” that a church there was used to shoot a provocative music video,... Read more
Tabernacle stolen from Brooklyn parish church
A tabernacle has been stolen from St. Augustine Catholic Church in the Park Slope neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn... Read more
Bishop 'horrified' by Brooklyn shooting, asks prayers for injured and first responders
Bishop Robert Brennan of Brooklyn urged prayer for those injured in a shooting at a subway station in the New... Read more
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Brooklyn auxiliary bishop at age 75
Bishop Paul Sanchez had served as an auxiliary since 2012. Read more
Brooklyn auxiliary bishop resigns at age 76
The resignation of Bishop Raymond Francis Chappetto as Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn was accepted Monday by Pope Francis. Read more
Can the arts bring millennials closer to God? That's the plan at this beautifully restored Brooklyn theater
The Emmaus Center, a new performing and visual arts center dedicated to Catholic evangelization, opened in Brooklyn, New York on... Read more
Workers in NYC face COVID vaccine mandate, causing 'worry' at some Catholic schools
Catholic and other private school employees in New York City are speaking out against a city mandate that they been... Read more
Catholic school in Brooklyn diocese dismisses teacher who contracted same-sex marriage
A music teacher at a Catholic school in the Diocese of Brooklyn was fired for violating a morality clause he... Read more
Pope Francis accepts Brooklyn Bishop DiMarzio’s resignation, names Columbus bishop as successor
With 1.5 million Catholics, Brooklyn is the fifth-largest U.S. diocese. Read more
Sex abuse claims against Bishop DiMarzio lack 'semblance of truth', Vatican rules
Sexual abuse allegations against Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn did not have “the semblance of truth,” the Congregation for the... Read more
First Haitian-American Catholic bishop dies at 86
Bishop Guy Sansaricq, a retired auxiliary of the Diocese of Brooklyn and the first Haitian-born bishop in the United States,... Read more
Knights of Columbus fundraise to replace vandalized statues at NYC parish
A Knights of Columbus fundraiser for the replacement of vandalized statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Therese of... Read more
