Religion

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he's "excited and delighted" to host Pope Francis during his visit to the United States later this year. … Full Article

Borough President Unites Friars, Holocaust Survivors at Closing of Special Exhibit … Full Article

Declaring that “All Lives Matter” and that having to choose between respect for the police over civil rights is a “false choice,” faith leaders joined members of the NYPD and elected officials for a Service of Hope and Healing at the Flatbush Seventh-day Adventist Church. … Full Article

The legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his fight to gain civil rights for Black Americans looms as urgently now as it did 50 years ago. … Full Article

11th Annual Brooklyn Israel Film Festival Brings the Best of Israeli Cinema Films Explore Defying Conventional Boundaries, Triumphing Over Disability … Full Article

Sale of Redeemer Church Provides Grant Money to Ministries around World Brooklyn Parish Receives Large Amount to Feed the Hungry … Full Article

Members of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn are mourning the recent death of their beloved Bishop Emeritus, Bishop Stephen Hector Doueihi, who passed away on Dec. 17 at the age of 87 after a long illness. … Full Article

A New Archbishop Begins Ministry, Serving Orthodox Christians and Calling for Unity Metropolitan JOSEPH pledges to ‘quell the schisms’ … Full Article

So what if there was a bit of rain? That didn’t stop Congregation B’Nai Abraham and supporters from gathering at Brooklyn Borough Hall to witness the annual tradition of lighting a giant menorah to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah. … Full Article

Whole Neighborhood Shares a Role In Assumption Church’s Pageant … Full Article