Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio Calls for Peaceful Resolution in Israel

In light of the disturbing military action between Israel and Hamas forces, we advocate for restraint on all sides of this grave conflict. Recognizing Israel’s right to self-defense, we call for moderation for the sake of innocent lives. We pray that all participants in this major conflict reach the best possible solution through honest dialogue rather than the use of arms. Knowing the sad events of the deaths of the three Israeli youths and the death of the Palestinian youth, we ask for an end to the fighting, which is only bringing about more killing. We pray that all respect the God given gift of human life for all in the midst of this conflict.

“Liberty and Justice for All” by Bishop DiMarzio

2014-07-21 DimarzioJuly 2, 2014 – Excerpted from “Put Out Into the Deep”, Bishop DiMarzio’s column in The Tablet:

This week, we celebrate the Fourth of July, the remembrance of the beginning of the independence of the United States of America. Contemporaneously, Catholics in the U.S. have been asked to observe a fortnight for religious liberty, which began on June 22, the Feast of St. Thomas More, the martyr for religious freedom during the reign of King Henry VIII.

This year’s remembrance of the Fortnight for Freedom finds ourselves in a little better condition than we were last year, with religious liberty still being threatened in our country, a nation founded on “liberty and justice for all.” Certainly, that liberty contains the right not just for worship but also for our preservation of conscience. The Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obama Care, with the mandate, which was part of the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, state that all entities who provide health care insurance in its strictly defined definition of religious organizations must provide contraception, sterilization and abortifacient drugs to those it covers.

Read the full text of the Bishop’s column on The Tablet website.

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio Ordains 13 Men to the Priesthood

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Bishop DiMarzio Ordains 13 New Priests for Brooklyn

On Saturday, June 28, the Diocese of Brooklyn celebrated the ordination of thirteen new priests. The Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, blessed the new shepherds of the Church at the newly renovated and consecrated Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights before more than 1,500 attendees and 200 vested priests.

“In the Diocese of Brooklyn, we are so blessed that 13 men will be called for service to the people of God. Some may think that 13 is an unlucky number. For me, however, 13 is a baker’s dozen, a true abundance of harvest that the Lord has promised to those who pray for laborers to enter the harvest.” said Bishop DiMarzio.

The new priests that will serve Brooklyn and Queens include eight born in the United States and five foreign-born. They are: Jeremy Canna, Vincenzo Cardilicchia, Marcin Chilczuk, Jason Espinal, Felix Herrera, Cezariusz Jastrzebski, Evans Julce, Juan Luxama, Gregory McIlhenney, Peter Penton, Robert Pierre-Louis, Anthony Rosado and Carlos Velásquez.

After the Ordination ceremony, the priests were given their pastoral assignments. They will serve the multi-cultural communities of the Diocese of Brooklyn, known as “the Diocese of Immigrants.”