Stair-climbing may not be a groundbreaking experience to the average Joe, but if you saw Bella, Isold, or Sammi’s dress rehearsal last weekend, you would realize: it is.

They are three girls who live with Rett, a neurological genetic disorder that mainly affects girls. Children with Rett usually develop normally to between six and 18 months, before losing acquired speech and hand skills. More than half of the girls with Rett live in wheelchairs, have seizures, and rely on feeding tubes for their nutrition. Read more »

Brooklyn, NY, Sept 28, 2011 – On Oct 6th, New Evangelization Television (NET) is honored to host the Second Annual Faith Film Festival, an extension of the their highly successful television show, Faith Film Festival. The event, which will feature six of the best independent films of the year, will be held on the campus of St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights.

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Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 6, 2011 – Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will celebrate the diocesan Mass of Remembrance at 10:30 a.m. at St. James Cathedral Basilica, Jay St. and Cathedral Place, Downtown Brooklyn, for families of 9/11 victims.

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Brooklyn, N.Y., Aug. 26, 2011 – Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio said today in a statement regarding Hurricane Irene:

“In light of the serious threat posed by Hurricane Irene, which is due to hit our area over the weekend, I urge the faithful of the Diocese of Brooklyn to use caution and prepare for this dangerous storm. Read more »

Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature have deconstructed the single most important institution in human history. Republicans and Democrats alike succumbed to powerful political elites and have passed legislation that will undermine our families and as a consequence, our society.

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Brooklyn, N.Y. – Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will ordain three men to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn at a Mass at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, 250 Cathedral Place, Downtown Brooklyn, on Saturday, June 4, at 11 a.m.

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Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio Will Ordain 27 Men to the Diaconate

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will ordain 27 men to the diaconate for the Diocese of Brooklyn at a Mass at Our Lady of Angels, Bay Ridge, on Saturday, May 28, at 11 a.m. Read more »

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Father Canon Thomas C. Machalski, Jr., pastor of St. Josaphat’s parish, Bayside, and adjutant judicial vicar on the Diocesan Tribunal, has been appointed Chancellor and Rector of SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, St. Mary’s Preparatory, and the Orchard Lake Polish Mission, by His Excellency Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron, Archbishop of Detroit, effective July 1, 2011.

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