St. Francis Catholic Church in Brooklyn celebrates the election of a pope that shares its name and culture.
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March 13, 2013September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Religion
Pride and Doubt Over St. Joseph’s New Cathedral Designation
One of the last official acts of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI turned the former Church of St. Joseph into a cathedral, but not everyone is happy with the decision.
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Letter from Little Pakistan
Coney Island Avenue felt busy on a recent Saturday afternoon, except in the neighborhood between Avenue H and Beverly Road known as “Little Pakistan.”
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September 12, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Crime, Politics, Religion
Controversial Ritual in Some Jewish Circumcisions Provokes City Response
The oral suction of blood from the wound, which has infected children with herpes, is under scrutiny from the Board of Health.
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September 7, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Business, Religion
Jewish Life Returns to Bed-Stuy
Whether Hasidic or hipster, a steady stream of Jews is moving into the very neighborhood that experienced Jewish flight a half-century ago.
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August 26, 2012September 30, 2019Religion
A Century-old Congregation Puts its Faith in Social Media
Beth Elohim, a Reform temple in Park Slope, follows its rabbi's example in embracing digital technology to build its sense of religious community
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August 22, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Religion
Canarsie Church Offers Faith-Healing to Its Faithful
The local branch of a Brazilian Christian denomination claims miraculous cures, but there is widespread skepticism of such things in the medical profession.
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July 5, 2012September 30, 2019Arts & Culture, Crime, Politics, Religion
Williamsburg Rallies Around A Jailed Rock Band of Russian Dissidents
With two benefit concerts, musicians and activists advocate for the
punk band Pussy Riot, which faces prison for a song criticizing Putin.
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March 27, 2012September 30, 2019Audio, Audio Slideshow, Brooklyn Life, Multimedia, Religion, Slideshow, Video
Seasoned Cook Has Seen It All
Beatrice Mobley, believed to be one of the oldest surviving workers of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital, sits at her dining room table in the Vinegar Hill area of Brooklyn, surrounded by mementos from various stages of her life. She picks up of her 66-year-old Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital I.D. badge with its sepia-colored distressed...
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March 8, 2012September 30, 2019Brooklyn Life, Religion
Atheist Billboard Enrages Jewish Community
On the evening of March 7, the Jewish community in Brooklyn celebrated the start of Purim, a holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jews from destruction at the hands of a Persian ruler named Haman. But Wednesday night ushered in a bit of unwelcomed text as well: a large billboard along the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway...