Tabernacle Stolen From Brooklyn Parish Church
St. Augustine Catholic Church in the Park Slope neighborhood is the latest sacred edifice to be vandalized.
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Catholic School in Brooklyn Diocese Dismisses Teacher Who Contracted a Same-Sex ‘Marriage’
A music teacher at a Catholic school in the Diocese of Brooklyn was fired for violating a morality clause he agreed to at the time of his employment, said a statement from the diocese.
Sex Abuse Claims Against Brooklyn’s Bishop DiMarzio Lack ‘Semblance of Truth’, Vatican Rules
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith reviewed the investigation results and made a determination finding the claims “not to have the semblance of truth.”
Wisconsin Catholic School Victorious in Reopening Case
The case of St. Ambrose Academy against executives of Dane County, Wisconsin, was officially decided on June 11.
Brooklyn Diocese Requests Greater Police Presence Outside Churches, After Acts of Vandalism
The acts of vandalism are being investigated as potential hate crimes.
Supreme Court Halts New York’s Enforcement of Severe Restrictions on Attending Religious Services
COMMENTARY: Justices’ writing the 5-4 decision in favor of injunction explained, that “even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten.”
Supreme Court Overturns NY Church Restrictions as Brooklyn Bishop Says Religion ‘Essential’ During Pandemic
In a statement Thursday, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio said he is “gratified by the decision of the Justices of the United States Supreme Court, who have recognized the clear First Amendment violation and urgent need for relief in this case.”
Brooklyn Diocese Appeals to Supreme Court Over COVID Church Closures
In October, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order curbing some public gatherings in certain localities, due to the reported rapid spread of the coronavirus in those districts.
Brooklyn Bishop Cries Foul Over Cuomo’s COVID Rules
After the New York governor’s executive order restricted Catholic worship and closed schools that had followed health protocols, the Brooklyn Diocese continues to fight the order in court.
Judge Denies Brooklyn Diocese Injunction Against NY COVID Restrictions
"Despite this loss," Bishop DiMarzio said, "we will continue to press our leaders for policies that consider the individual circumstances of houses of worship."
