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‘Beloved’ Brooklyn pastor dies from coronavirus, is first US priest killed by disease

A “beloved” Brooklyn priest has become the first U.S. Catholic cleric to die from the coronavirus, the Diocese of Brooklyn announced Saturday. Father Jorge Ortiz-Garay, 49, an immigrant who served the Mexican community at St. Brigid’s Church in Wyckoff Heights succumbed to the virus Friday. “This is a sad day and a tremendous loss for...

 

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