2016 Press Coverage

CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN 2016
Aleteia:
Brooklyn Diocese helps locals with their Christmas to-do lists

BENSONHURST MOTHER TERESA STATUE
Brooklyn Reporter:news_12_brooklyn_logo
Saint Teresa statue unveiled in Bensonhurst

News 12 Brooklyn:
Albanians celebrate Mother Theresa statue in Bensonhurst

JESUS STATUE DAMAGED (THIRD TIME)
Brooklyn Daily Eagle:brooklyn-eagle-logo
Sweet Jesus! Holy statue busted by drunken jerk in Williamsburg

Bedford + Bowery:
Drunks Crack Jesus Statue; Bushwick Fall Restaurant Preview

Gothamist USA:
Video: Idiot Roaming Williamsburg High-Fives, Kisses & Breaks Jesus Statue Outside Church

Daily News New York:
Drunken dolt high-fives, cracks statue of Jesus in Brooklyn

CBS New York:KCBS-TV_Logo
Man Caught On Camera High-Fiving, Pulling Down Statue Outside Williamsburg Church

New York Post:
Jesus statue breaks when drunk tries to kiss it

NBC New York:
Jesus Statue at Williamsburg Church Damaged After Being Kissed, High-Fived By Drunk Man: Diocese

DNAinfo.com New York:nbc-logo
Video: Drunk Man High Fives, Kisses 100-Year-Old Jesus Statue, Cracking It

9/11 FDNY MEMORIAL AND MOZART’S REQUIEM

The Brooklyn Home Reporter:
Brooklyn Diocese pays tribute to fallen first responders on 9/11

NY1 News:
Firefighters March from World Trade Center to Brooklyn to Remember Comrades Lost in 9/11

Brooklyn Daily Eagle:
A roundup of September 11 remembrance events around Brooklyn

MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA
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NYers Remember Mother Teresa’s Life and Legacy on Day Pope Francis Declares Her a Saint

News12 Brooklyn:
Mass celebrated to honor Saint Teresa

BENSONHURST STATUE
Brooklyn Reporter:
Saint Teresa statue unveiled in Bensonhurst

WORLD YOUTH DAY
The Pilot USA:
WYD pilgrims try to grasp the grimness of death at Auschwitz camps

Fox 5 NY News:
Good Day-World Youth Day attendees

BISHOP CELEBRATES FRENCH MASS
News 12 Long Island:news_12_brooklyn_logo
Mass honors Nice terror attack victims

NYPD COMMUNITY CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
Brooklyn Daily Eagle:
‘Witnessing to Hope’ prayer vigil draws 1,000 to Grand Army Plaza

NBC New York:
Around 200 Attend Brooklyn Vigil for Dallas Officers, Police Shooting Victims

Fox 5 NY News:
Anti-violence vigil in Brooklyn

News 12 Bronx:
Hundreds attend vigil honoring shooting victims

Univision.com:univision
Una vela en Brooklyn: la vigilia en contra de la violencia y las victimas del abuso policiaco

Prospect Heights, NY-Patch:
Prayers, Anger at Prospect Heights Vigil for Fallen Cops and Victims of Police Violence

AmNew York:
Brooklyn vigil held for Dallas officers, Alto Sterling, Philando Castile

DNAinfo.com New York:
Brooklyn Vigil Seeks to Heal Police-Community Relationsamny

DNAinfo.com New York:
Brooklyn Vigil to Call for Healing in Police-Community Relations

WNYC:
Police and Clergy Hold Interfaith Vigil in Brooklyn for Peace

Crux:
Police chaplains struggle amid summer of pain, fear

Sunset Park Voice:
In Wake Of Shootings, Brooklyn Holds Interfaith Vigil For Stronger Police-Community Relations

PRIEST ORDINATION
Brooklyn Daily Eagle:
Brooklyn diocese sets its own trend with ordination of 10 new priests

STATUE STOLEN FROM ST. PETER AND PAUL
Pix 11:
Jesus statue stolen from Brooklyn Church – againpix
Diocese says religious statue in NYC has been found
Stolen Jesus statue returned to Williamsburg church; congregants want apology from thieves  

CBS:
Statue Wrenched From Base, Stolen From Brooklyn Church Rectory
Statue Stolen From Brooklyn Rectory Found In Trash Can, Returned To Church

NBC:
Jesus Statue Stolen From Williamsburg Church Found In Garbage: Diocese 

FOX 5:
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ABC:
Video Shows Suspects Stealing Jesus Statue From Brooklyn Church
Jesus Statue Found In Trash Can After Being Stolen From Brooklyn Church

New 12:
Thieves steal Jesus statue from Williamsburg Church
Stolen Jesus statue returned to Brooklyn Church after man discovers it in garbage

Univision:
Trío robó la estatua del Sangrado Corazón de Jesús en Brooklyn y la botótelemundo_logo_detail-1
Así fue como robaron la estatua del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús en Brooklyn

Telemundo:
Encuentran en la basura estatua robada de igelsia

NY1 Noticias:
Encuentran estatua de Jesucristo que había sido robada

New York Times:
3 Thieves Steal Brooklyn Church ‘s Statue of Jesus
Stolen Statue Return to Brooklyn Church

NY Post:the-new-york-times 150x120
Jesus statue stolen from Brooklyn church
Jesus statue stolen from Church found in garbage

NY Daily News:
3 heathens caught on camera stealing Jesus statue outside Brooklyn Church
Search ends for statue stolen from Williamsburg church ends as young man finds Jesus

Rome Reports:
Recuperan estatua de Jesús tras publicar el vídeo del robo

Newsday:
Jesus statue stolen from NYC church is found in trash can

DNAinfo:
VIDEO: ‘Hipsters’ Steal Jesus Statue From Williamsburg Church
Jesus Statue Stolen from Williamsburg Church Found in Trash and Returnedmetro - press

Metro NY:
Video captures trio stealing Jesus statue from Brooklyn church: NYPD

NEW AUXILIARY BISHOP ANNOUNCED
EWTN:
Brooklyn’s new auxiliary bishop is returning after years serving in Jamaica

USCCB:
Pope Names Bishop Neil E. Tiedemann As Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn

Catholic NY:
Bishop Neil Tiedemann Named Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn

HONORING BROOKLYN PRIESTnytLogo
New York Times:
Remembering Brooklyn Priest Who Took On City, and Ears of the Police

ECUADOR EARTHQUAKE
NY1:
Vigil for Ecuador Earthquake Victims Held in Bushwick Tuesday Night

2015-01-23_11-56-27NY1 Noticias:
Ecuatorianos de la ciudad realizan una vigilia

News12:
Bushwick vigil held for earthquake victims

Telemundo:telemundo_logo_detail-1
Misa multitudinaria en honor a las víctimas en Ecuador

STREET CO-NAMED IN HONOR OF BISHOP SULLIVAN
NY1:
Middle Village Street Co-Named in Honor of Late Bishop

Queens Chronicle:Screen-Shot-2015-07-16-at-1.12.19-PM
Bishop Joseph Sullivan Way

Times Newsweekly:
Middle Village remembers Bishop Joseph Sullivan with street co-naming

CITY LANDMARK DESIGNATION
Brooklyn Daily Eagle:
Our Lady of Loreto is an Ocean Hill cultural treasure

ST. FINBAR RESTORATION
Brooklyn Daily Eagle:
Parishioners restore St. Finbar church to former glory

WHAT’S COOL AT SCHOOL
News 12:
What’s Cool at School: Vending machine voted in by student government 

EASTER
NY1 Noticias: 2015-01-23_11-56-27
Domingo de Pascua en Iglesia San Nicolás

GOOD FRIDAY
CBS2:
Catholics Take Part in Good Friday Procession in NYC

NY Daily News:
1,000 Catholics march across Brooklyn Bridge to mark Good Friday

NY1:KCBS-TV_Logo
Parishioners Walk Across Brooklyn Bridge to Mark Good Friday

NY1 Noticias:
Vía Crucis desde Brooklyn hasta Manhattan

News12:
Hundreds attend Way of the Cross walk for Good Friday

Home Reporter:
Brooklyn Bridge Way of the Cross continues to bring out thousands for Good Friday

Brooklyn Daily Eagle:
21st Annual Good Friday Procession in Brooklyn

NYC “FIRST” COMPETITION
Brooklyn Daily Eagle:
Xaverian robotics teams come up big in FIRST competition

CHRISM MASSbrooklyn-eagle-logo
Brooklyn Daily Eagle:
Bishop DiMarzio will bless holy oils, preside over renewal of priestly vows

BISHOP DIMARZIO ON ASSEMBLY SPEAKER
NY Post:
Carl Heastie snubs Cardinal Dolan during Albany visit

BISHOP DIMARZIO ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW BISHOP OF METUCHEN
Catholic Star Herald:
News of appointment is greeted with joy

CHURCH CRUCIFIX VANDALIZED
CBS2:KCBS-TV_Logo
Cops: Sanitation Worker Tried to Outrun Officers On Street Sweeper After Vandalizing Church

NBC:
Sanitation Worker Threw Trash At Crucifix, Led Cops on Chase in Street Sweeper: NYPD

NY Daily News:
Cops Chase After NYC Sanitation Worker Driving Street Sweeper After he Chucked Trash at Jesus Statue icon-newyorkpost

NY Post:
Sanitation Worker Led Cops on Chase in His Sweeper Truck

DNAinfo:
‘I Hate Roman Catholics’ Says DSNY Driver Who Threw Trash at Crucifix: NYPD 

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ABC 7:
Alleged Brooklyn Church Vandal Who Smashed Statue Caught on Camera

CBS2:
Police: Man Caught on Video Knocking Over Statue Outside Brooklyn Church

News 12:
Police: Vandal Knocks Down Church Statuedownload

NBC 4:
Man Knocks Over Statue at Brooklyn Church: NYPD

NY Daily News:
Police Search for Man Who Smashed Statue at Brooklyn Church

POPE IN MEXICO
Telemundo:telemundo_logo_detail-1
Sacerdote de nuestra área se reunirá con el Papa

Feligreses en NY siguen visita del Papa

NY1:
Mexican Parishioners at Sunset Park Church Jubilant for  Pope’s Trip to Their Homeland

NY1 Noticias:
Obispos de NY se reunirán con el Papa en Mexico

El Diario:
Desde Nueva York se Sigue la Visita Papal  Logo-el-Diario-NY

MORE SECURITY IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

Queens Chronicle:
Upping security at Catholic Schools

MONSIGNOR BRACKEN TO BE HONORED
The Rockaway Times:
Two Good Men: Graybeards to Honor Msgr. Bracken & Dr. Casey

HOUSING PLAN ANNOUNCED AT CATHOLIC CHARITIES
DNAinfo:
New Supportive Housing Task Force Will Help Implement De Blasio’s 15K Units