STATEN ISLAND, N.Y -- The carnival at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel R.C. Church, West Brighton, was a local highlight at the end of every summer in my youth. That ended after a fire brought down the ...

Before Wickliffe claimed official status as a city, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish had already set down roots. This year a celebration of its 100th anniversary marked by several special events is ...

I immediately saw that our three big statues were missing: those depicting Our Lady of Mount Carmel, St. Joseph and St. Thérèse of Lisieux. They were gone without a trace. The banks of votive ...