Letters to the Editor
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National News Only in Print: Catholics Should Remember Church Teachings When Voting, Religious Say
Catholic voters choosing between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Election Day need to keep in mind the church’s teachings when they enter the voting booth, prominent figures in the Diocese of Brooklyn said. Read More
Diocesan News Transition House Helps Diocese Priests During Their Recovery Journeys
Msgr. Joseph Calise, pastor at the Parish of Transfiguration-St. Stanislaus Kostka, is a recovering alcoholic who has remained sober for the last 30 years. Read More
Diocesan News Knights of St. Peter Claver Looking for New Members
Dr. Anthony Andrews Jr. saw what was happening in the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death and decided the time was right for a revival of his local council of the Knights of St. Peter Claver. Read More
International News Pope, Religious Leaders Pray for Peace, Greater Care for One Another
The pontiff, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and an international array of other Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh and Buddhist leaders gathered on Rome’s Capitoline Hill Oct. 20 to affirm their community’s commitment to peace, dialogue, fraternity and assistance to the poor and needy. Read More
Diocesan News Catholic Charities Stays on Its Quest for Affordable Housing
The Bishop Valero Residence, a project of Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, is expected to add 102 badly-needed apartments for seniors and formerly homeless adults. It’s under construction on 31st Road in Astoria, Queens. Read More
Diocesan News Halloween’s Not Canceled at Immaculate Conception in Astoria
With Halloween festivities changing due to the pandemic, the Home Academy Association (HAA) at Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy (Astoria) made sure their students could still have a semi-normal experience. So, they came up with the idea to hold an outdoor “Trunk-or-Treat” event that involved dressing up in masks and costumes, plus trick-or-treating at tables in Immaculate Conception’s church parking lot. Read More
Diocesan News Artists Give Inside Story on Creation of Mother Cabrini Statue
The sculptors behind the statue of Mother Cabrini in Battery Park, Giancarlo Biagi and Jill Burkee-Biagi, gave The Tablet an inside view of their process from concept to completion. Read More
Columns
One Hopeful Moment
Mother Cabrini in New York City
Truth, Freedom and Drama
‘No Room at the Political Table’
Why Are Garden Weddings Not for Catholics?
Editorials
Religious Gatherings Are Indeed Essential
Obituaries
Father James J. Fedigan, S.J.
Father Cornelius Davin, C.P.
