Pope Benedict XVI dedicated his general audience on Nov. 28 to St. Ephrem the Syrian, the most renowned poet of the patristic age. In his lifelong service to the Church as a deacon, St. Ephrem was an ...

Members of the Dyker Heights community and beyond came together over the weekend to formally mark the 100th anniversary of St. Ephrem Roman Catholic Church — and pay tribute to its lasting impact on ...

He was a culture warrior who by some accounts ended life as a hermit. He was a prolific apologist who also composed memorable hymns. He is a revered figure in the Eastern Churches, and one of the very ...

After serving the Dyker Heights community for more than 100 years, St. Ephrem’s Parish has left its mark on the Brooklyn — and now the city at large. The intersection of Bay Ridge Parkway and Fort ...

DYKER HEIGHTS — ST. EPHREM ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH on Bay Ridge Parkway will host a special Mass at 11 a.m. this Sunday, Jan. 26 to launch this year’s Catholic Schools Week, with the Most Rev. Robert ...

Fr Ephrem Lash, Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne, who has died aged 85, was a compelling but eccentric figure in the world of English Orthodoxy, a world by no means devoid of eccentricity. He ...

St. Ephrem Roman Catholic Church celebrated its 100th anniversary with a Mass on Oct. 24. The theme was “Our Church, Our Prayer, Our Legacy!” Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio attended the Mass and blessed the ...

Fifty years melted away like raindrops when a group of Catholic school friends got together for a class reunion at a Bay Ridge restaurant on a recent Friday. Members of the Class of 1966 of Saint ...

BENSALEM, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Father Tim O'Sullivan first came to St. Ephrem Catholic Church in Bensalem in 2001 and feels very much at home there. But starting in 2017, he struggled through ...

VATICAN CITY -- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today at the general audience in Paul VI Hall. The reflection focused on the figure of St. Ephrem the Syrian, fourth-century ...