A CATHOLIC VIEW OF IMMIGRATION - BISHOP DIMARZIO TACKLES TOUGH QUESTIONS ON THE HOT BOTTON TOPIC OF IMMIGRATION

In the latest edition of The Shepherd’s Voice Series, Brothers and Sisters in Christ: A Catholic Teaching on the Issue of Immigration, The Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, examines the morality of immigration policy and the responsibility of Catholic citizens to ensure that the laws of their country always support the inherent human dignity of all people, regardless of where they were born.

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ST. BERNADETTE'S IN DYKER HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN, HAILED A BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL

The Rev On September 9, 2008 U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced that St. Bernadette’s will be one of only 320 schools in the entire country awarded the highly regarded No Child Left Behind – Blue Ribbon distinction.  To qualify for this honor a school must either show dramatic gains in the achievement of their students or be judged as academically superior by the U. S. Department of Education. 

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MSGR. MARCHESE APPOINTED SECRETARY TO THE APOSTOLIC NUNCIO

The Reverend Monsignor Richard Marchese, pastor of St. Helen’s in the Howard Beach section of Queens, will take up his new ministry as Secretary to the Apostolic Nuncio (The Holy Father’s personal representative to the United States) at the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, D.C.

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FOUR PARISH MERGERS BECOME OFFICIAL

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of the Diocese of Brooklyn has announced the formal mergers of eight parishes into four, effective Sept. 1. Three of the mergers are in Queens and one in Brooklyn.

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NEW CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL TO OPEN DOORS IN BROOKLYN

The new Lourdes Academy High School in Bushwick, a part of the Cristo Rey national network of innovative secondary schools, will open the doors to its first freshman class Sept. 2 when approximately 50 youngsters embark on a program that will combine academic challenges and business experience within a Catholic environment.

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