On October 22nd at Cipriani Wall Street, Futures in Education raised $2.4 million. Futures in Education is an organization that has been raising money to fund Catholic education in Queens and Brooklyn.
On January 18th 2019, in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. the annual March for Life took place. Nick Sandmann, a junior at Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky was captured in a viral photo and video at the March for Life. The video shows Sandmann and a few other young men, clad in “Make America Great Again” hats, standing in front of Native American Leader and activist Nathan Phillips….
Each year the diocese of Brooklyn holds the Sister Peggie Merritt Memorial Oratorical Contest. This year’s competition was held at Our Lady of Mercy in Forest Hills, Queens. Eighteen Catholic students from Brooklyn and Queens competed this year. Sister Peggie Merritt was a dedicated educator to the Catholic faith for over 60 years. Sister Peggie founded the Diocesan Oratorical Contest many years ago. After her passing in 2006 it was renamed in her memory….
Priests and Catholic educators got together at the Coney Island MCU Ballpark on June 17th. The ball game is only one of the events taking place on Catholic school night. Over fifty valedictorians and salutatorians are being honored for their academic achievements. Among the ball players that evening was Sister Shirlee Tremont from Saint Bernadette’s in Brooklyn. According to many, she is the M.V.P. to beat. Each time wished each other good luck before…
The Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, spoke to the U.N. on June 24th about the recent bombings and attacks on holy places. U.N. plan of action, General Assembly Resolution 73/285, will safeguard religious sites. The Archbishop spoke on how we need to protect the right to freedom of religion. “A second step is guaranteeing the equality of all citizens before the law, regardless of their religious or ethnic identity,…
In Albany, New York this week at the state’s capitol building protestors flocked to block off parts of the building. This act of civil disobedience was spurred by the June 15th deadline for a package of reforms to renter’s rights.This nine bill package will ultimately protect New York City’s one million rent stabilized tenants and renters throughout New York State. These nine bills will mostly help the many Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx renters…
This past Saturday, April 6th, the diocese of Brooklyn’s annual catechetical congress was held. Brooklyn diocese’s Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the keynote speaker at the congress, held at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, Queens. Bishop DiMarzio’s speech was focused on building up the Catholic faith. Leaders of the Catholic faith from all over the nation and even the vatican attended the congress. Many of the leader’s speeches focused on strenghtening the Catholic faith…
A new program from the US Customs and Border Protection agency may make air travel smoother and more secure.
Pope Francis visits the United Arab Emirates. Large mass held in Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
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On October 22nd at Cipriani Wall Street, Futures in Education raised $2.4 million. Futures in Education is an organization that has been raising money to fund Catholic education in…
