RELIGION: Pope Benedict names Regina Pacis Church as a minor basilica
Pope Benedict XVI has designated Regina Pacis Church, 1230 65th Street, Bensonhurst, as a minor basilica, the Bishop of Brooklyn’s Roman Catholics learned this morning.
The Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn last year had submitted a petition to the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments of the Vatican, requesting the honor of minor basilica for Regina Pacis. The request also required approval of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
“This Thanksgiving, the Diocese of Brooklyn, in the midst of recovering from a devastating hurricane, gives thanks to Almighty God that Regina Pacis is the third church to be named a basilica in our great Diocese here in Brooklyn and Queens, and one of only 74 in the United States,” said Bishop DiMarzio. “It is with great joy that we receive the news Regina Pacis is recognized with this honor.”