Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio

Diocese of immigrants hosts sculpture depicting movement of migrants
- Dec 10, 2020
“Angels Unawares,” a replica of the artwork that sits in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, was unveiled Dec. 8 by Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and placed in front of the diocese’s public Christmas tree at Grand Army Plaza.

By Ed Wilkinson
Getting beyond politics on Brooklyn’s religious freedom fight
- Nov 29, 2020
Is a uniform policy of limiting attendance at religious services to a certain fixed number of people a reasonable infringement on a constitutional guarantee, when the facilities in question have vastly different capacities and abilities to observe safety protocols?

By John L. Allen Jr.
New York state says limits on indoor worship aimed at gatherings, not religion
- Nov 20, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s order limiting the size of a congregation for in-person services at Catholic churches and other houses of worship does not target religious gatherings on “the basis of their beliefs,” but is based on “the documented fact of their COVID-19 super-spreader potential.”

By Catholic News Service

Brooklyn Diocese asks high court for injunction on limits on indoor worship
- Nov 14, 2020
The Diocese of Brooklyn Nov. 12 filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court for an injunction against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order limiting the size of a congregation for in-person services at Catholic churches and other houses of worship.

By Catholic News Service
Brooklyn bishop says diocese not deterred by ruling against temporary stay
- Oct 13, 2020
Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio said Oct. 10 that a federal judge’s denial of its motion for a temporary restraining order against the state’s new COVID-19 restrictions on houses of worship “is only the beginning of the case, and we expect ultimately to prevail.”

By Catholic News Service
Religious gathering limit upheld as NY hospitalizations rise
- Oct 11, 2020
The number of New Yorkers hospitalized with the coronavirus continues to rise, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday, as authorities heightened their focus on banning mass gatherings in COVID-19 hot spots.

By Associated Press