Clerical Abuse Claims – Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

Op-Ed on the Diocesan Review Board

Posted on December 28, 2019December 28, 2019 by All News & Events

This editorial, written by former NYPD Chief of Department Joseph Esposito, the Chair of the Diocesan Review Board, appears in the New York Daily News and is recommended reading: Review Board takes abuse seriously: Brooklyn Diocese’ panel diligently investigates clerical...Read More

Recommended Viewing on Currents TV

Posted on November 22, 2019December 28, 2019 by All News & Events

Current News had a segment with Mike Rizzo, the director of the journalism program at Saint John's University, discussing journalism ethics as it relates to a report by the Associated Press regarding Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio. We recommend you watch this...Read More

“A Moment of Purification for the Church”

Posted on August 13, 2019December 28, 2019 by All News & Events

A Word from Bishop Sanchez This statement is how Bishop DiMarzio describes the present time through which we are passing. This past week brings to our minds again the need to fight against sexual abuse. Last Wednesday, August 14, was...Read More

The Listening Session

Posted on February 26, 2019December 28, 2019 by All News & Events

A Word from Bishop Sanchez On Tuesday February 19, 2019, parishioners from our parish and Our Lady of the Angelus and Our Lady of Mercy gathered to hear, comment, and question how our diocese has responded to the sexual abuse...Read More

Statement from the Diocese of Brooklyn on Release of Clergy Names

Posted on February 15, 2019December 28, 2019 by All News & Events

As many of you know, the Diocese of Brooklyn website published (on Friday, February 15, 2019) the list of 108 priests who have been credibly accused of sexual misconduct with a minor. These allegations date back as far as 1934....Read More

Passage of Child Victims Act & Listening Session

Posted on January 29, 2019December 28, 2019 by All News & Events

Passage of Child Victims Act - NYS Bishops Statement “We pray that the passage of the Child Victims Act brings some measure of healing to all survivors by offering them a path of recourse and reconciliation. The legislation now recognizes...Read More

Concern for All Victims of Sex Abuse

Posted on January 18, 2019December 28, 2019 by All News & Events

By Bishop Paul R. Sanchez Why is our society not concerned about all victims of sexual abuse? Veteran religion reporter Peter Steinfels, commenting on the Pennsylvania grand jury report on the state’s six Catholic dioceses, says: “One naturally wonders what...Read More

Crisis in the Church

Posted on December 18, 2018December 28, 2019 by All News & Events

By Bishop Paul R. Sanchez In our church bulletin, I repeated Bishop DiMarzio’s observation (see his column in The Tablet, November 14, 2018) that no other comparable institution except the Catholic Church has been singled out by the New York...Read More

Message from Bishop DiMarzio on Clergy Abuse Crisis

Posted on November 1, 2018December 28, 2019 by All News & Events

Dear Parishioners, The U.S. bishops are joining together in a commitment of prayer and reparation leading up to the bishops’ general assembly, where we will be making critical decisions in response to the clergy sexual abuse crisis. With my brother...Read More

Message from Bishop DiMarzio: Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report

Posted on August 18, 2018December 28, 2019 by All News & Events

August 17, 2018 It is with great sorrow that I address the horrific stories in the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report detailing the sexual abuse of minors by members of the clergy. It is shameful to think that some bishops and others...Read More

April Is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Posted on April 17, 2017December 28, 2019 by All News & Events

During Child Abuse Prevention Month, we are reminded of the call to be instruments of justice, working for the common good of all, which includes the protection of children. As Jesus entrusts to Peter the care of the flock, we...Read More

Reflections on Albany Legislation

Posted on June 3, 2016December 28, 2019 by All News & Events

A Word from Bishop Paul R. Sanchez As noted in the June 4 issue of our diocesan newspaper, The Tablet, "lawmakers in Albany are currently debating a bill that would, among other things, eliminate the statute of limitations for one...Read More

Bishop Sanchez Responds to Editorial from Assemblywoman Margaret Markey

Posted on October 26, 2015December 28, 2019 by All News & Events

Bishop Sanchez's column appears online at the Ridgewood Times and also appears in the October 22 print and digital edition of the Queens Courier. You can read Assemblywoman Markey's original "Op-ed: Seeking justice for all victims of child sex abuse"...Read More