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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Saint John the Baptist (Bedford Stuyvesant) and Saint Catherine of Sienna (Saint Albans) set to close in June; Local Communities apply to open as Charter Schools in September
On Tuesday, April 28, 2008 Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio announced that Parish School Buildings may become the sites for two new Charter Schools if the New York City Schools Chancellor and the New York State Board of Regents approve the Charter Applications.
Music Will Fill the Air when the Holy Father Visits
The guests attending the arrival and departure ceremonies at Kennedy Airport for Pope Benedict XV when he comes to New York in April will witness the musical talents of 250 singers and musicians drawn from parishes and schools throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn. Read more
Two Park Slope Parishes Merge
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of the Diocese of Brooklyn has issued a canonical decree on the merger of two Park Slope parishes that became effective March 1.
Bishop Outlines Norms For “Faithful Citizenship”
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of the Diocese of Brooklyn delivered an address at the Cathedral Club of Brooklyn’s annual dinner that drew on the guidance o political issues contained in the U.S. Bishops’ 2007 document. “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility.” Read more
Response to Daily News Article on 2/15/08
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 18, 2008.
In response to a New York Daily News article on February 15, 2008 the Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn issued the following statement.
On January 31, 2008 I received an honorary doctorate in Theology from St. John’s University. Prior to the commencement ceremony Father Donald Harrington, President of the University, indicated that Senator Frank Padavan had repeatedly disparaged the student body in an attempt to galvanize opposition to proposed off-campus development. I was told that the student body was so offended that student groups intended to hold voter registration drives and get out the vote efforts. Read more
Most Rev. Paul R. Sanchez, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn
The Most Reverend Paul Sanchez was born November 26, 1946, in Brooklyn. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from St. Bonaventure’s University, a Master of Arts from the University of Notre Dame and a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.