Parishioners in Breezy Point stood helplessly outside St. Edmund Church on Saturday as flames engulfed the house of worship ...

Bishop Robert Brennan inspects fire damage at St. Edmund Church, recalling its resilience after Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

The fire started just before 2 p.m. at Saint Edmund Church on Rockaway Point Boulevard between Arcadia Walk and Beach 207 Street in Breezy Point.

More than 100 firefighters and EMS medics responded to a fire that broke out around 2 p.m. at St. Edmund Church near Rockaway ...