Diocesan News – Page 2 – Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

New Capacity Restrictions for Mass

Posted on October 9, 2020December 26, 2021 by All News & Events

(October 9, 2020; updated October 13) Governor Cuomo has issued a new COVID mandate that will require us to limit attendance at our Masses this weekend to 25 people. We and the entire Diocese of Brooklyn feel that the religious...Read More

Papal Honors for Our RCIA Program Director

Posted on September 19, 2020July 29, 2025 by All News & Events

Veronica McCarthy received the “Pro Ecclesia” Award, bestowed by Pope Francis, in a ceremony with Bishop DiMarzio on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral. Ronnie is involved in our parish as the RCIA Program Director and has worked...Read More

The Tablet Delivery Suspended

Posted on June 4, 2020June 5, 2020 by All News & Events

Delivery of The Tablet and Nuestra Voz newspapers to churches in Brooklyn/Queens, including our church, is being suspended for 6 months. The last bulk deliveries were made for the May 30th edition. The diocese directive reflects the current situation, including...Read More

Changes to Catholic Services Amid COVID-19 Virus

Posted on March 6, 2020December 26, 2021 by All News & Events

(UPDATE March 20, 2020, 12 noon EDT) FROM THE DIOCESE: Bishop DiMarzio has issued the following updates. Please continue to check this website and our Facebook page often for updates and spiritual help and guidance. Churches: New Mandates! Church to...Read More

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

2019 Annual Catholic Appeal Prayer

Posted on March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 by All News & Events

God and Father of all gifts, we praise you, the source of all who we are. Teach us to acknowledge always with generous gratitude the many good things your infinite love has given us, as we support the work of...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

Standing for Our Values

Posted on February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 by All News & Events

From Bishop Sanchez Bishop DiMarzio offers these reflections on the state of our State government and the passage of the recent Reproductive Health Care Act: Pope Francis reminds us that “a good Catholic meddles in politics.’. . . Our first...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

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

HOWalert and Emergency Preparedness Resources

Posted on June 5, 2018June 5, 2018 by All News & Events

Hurricane Season began on June 1. To help parishioners prepare for an emergency, we want to share this four-page reference sheet, prepared by the Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens. Download a copy and keep it handy as part of your household's emergency...Read More

Voice Support for the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation

Posted on May 18, 2018 by All News & Events

Dear Parishioners, May I encourage you to take a minute to send a letter of support to the Attorney General’s office so that the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation can get started? This link below provides a pre-written message. Just click the link, log in,...Read More

Free Naturalization Workshop

Posted on March 26, 2018April 2, 2018 by All News & Events

For members of the community who are eligible green card holders interested in becoming U.S. citizens, Catholic Migration Services in partnership with New York Lawyers for the Public Interest will be hosting a free naturalization workshop on April 21, 2018,...Read More

2018 Annual Catholic Appeal Prayer

Posted on February 26, 2018April 6, 2018 by All News & Events

God and Father of all gifts, we praise you, the source of all we are. Teach us to acknowledge always with generous gratitude the many good things your infinite love has given us, as we support the work of our...Read More

Bus Transportation to March for Life 2018

Posted on January 6, 2018January 9, 2018 by All News & Events

March for Life 2018 | Washington, DC | Friday, January 19 Round-trip Bus Transportation | Cost: $25/person Leaving at 6:30AM from Immaculate Conception Center, 7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston. (Parking is available on the North Lot.) Deadline for bus tickets is...Read More