Religion

Thunderstorm Bolsters Mood Of Praising God Through Song Lord of all Creation -- 2. Thor, the Norse god of thunder and lightning -- 1. … Full Article

Third Grader from Gravesend Wins Prayer-Based Art Contest A student at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy in Brooklyn’s Gravesend neighborhood was named a first-place winner in the 2018 “Try Prayer! It Works” Contest. … Full Article

Four Brooklyn Churches Receive Sacred Sites Grants The majestic houses of worship throughout Brooklyn and all of New York State have strong histories of the people who built their faith and lives here. … Full Article

Clergy at the Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church in Fort Greene cheered the City Council after it unanimously approved their request to rezone part of the church’s property on South Portland Avenue, where the churc … Full Article

East Brooklyn Congregations Assembly Celebrates Victories, Urges More Push East Brooklyn Congregations’ standing-room-capacity assembly on Sunday, July 15, celebrated key victories with New York City and the courts on senior housing and repairs at NYCHA housing. … Full Article

Williamsburg’s Giglio Festival Celebrates Italian Heritage … Full Article

This year’s Capo Paranza Number One with his decorated and ribbon-wrapped cane stood at the helm of the towering Giglio, to make sure everyone was in place. … Full Article

Prominent Family of Ministers Denounces Immigration Policy … Full Article

‘Evening of Sweet Tastes’ Honors Miriam Arato, Jeffrey Feldman … Full Article

The Guatemalan community in Brooklyn has turned a disaster in their homeland into an opportunity for outreach and hope—themes of a Mass that St. Finbar Roman Catholic Church, Bensonhurst, held in support of the victims of a June 3 volcano eruption. The Most Rev. … Full Article