Having served the immigrant population of Bushwick for over 20 years, The Maura Clarke-Ita Ford Center (MCIF) entered a new phase this past September. Named after two Maryknoll nuns murdered in El Salvador, the not-for-profit will now be able to expand its services thanks to its merger with Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT). The […]
BALTIMORE (CNS) – Though there were no actions on the U.S. bishops’ agenda in Baltimore dealing with immigration, poverty and other public policy issues, the president of their conference said Nov. 11 that he hopes to meet with President Barack Obama and House and Senate leaders soon on several topics. In a brief comment during […]
This past week, responding to a request from Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Oriental Churches, Pope Francis gave permission that Eastern Catholic rite bishops in the Western world may ordain married men in their home territory. This may seem very confusing, as a number of questions arise from this statement. First, […]
Next weekend, The Tablet will officially launch its annual Bright Christmas Campaign to assist the poor and the needy in our diocese that takes in the boroughs of Kings and Queens. Every year for more than 40 years, The Tablet has collected funds that are passed on to parishes and church leaders in order to […]
From St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights Loretto, Pa. – The St. Francis Brooklyn men’s soccer team claimed its second consecutive Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament Championship and clinched a trip to the NCAA Men’s College Cup after defeating Saint Francis University 2-1 in overtime. The Terriers have now won six NEC men’s soccer titles, just one […]
Congratulations to the following boys and girls Catholic high school soccer players for participating in this year’s Mayor’s Cup soccer games: Boys All-Stars Roko Basic, Defense, Monsignor McClancy Daniel Corridan, Midfield, Archbishop Molloy Leo Dalesandro, Midfield, St. Francis Prep Lucas DoNascimento, Defense, Archbishop Molloy Ryan Hoffman, Defense, Archbishop Molloy Chris Kilcarr, Goalie, St. Francis Prep […]
The St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay, Athletic Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2014 Nov. 7 at the Oak Room at Buckley’s, Marine Park. This year’s class includes Sister Denise McCarthy, O.P. (inducted posthumously), Maryanne Marshall Marsaggi, Robert Wiatre, Jeanne Sullivan Toomey, Christopher Wright, the 1977-1978 girls’ varsity basketball team and the 1997 […]
Sister Patricia Ann Turner, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 66 years, died Oct. 26 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood. She entered the congregation from Immaculate Conception parish, Jamaica, in 1949. She earned degrees in Latin from St. John’s University, Jamaica, and Hunter College, Manhattan. Formerly known as Sister […]
Father Denis J. Hanly, M.M., a native of Brooklyn, who served as a Maryknoll priest for 55 years, died Oct. 26 at Mission St. Teresa’s Residence, Maryknoll, N.Y. He was 82. After ordination on June 13, 1959, Father Hanly was assigned to Formosa (Taiwan). He returned to the U.S. in 1965 and taught at the […]
Sister Elizabeth Stringer, O.P., a Sister of St. Dominic, Amityville, L.I., for 59 years, died Nov. 3. She was 77. Raised in St. Joseph’s parish, Astoria, she attended the parish school and St. Agnes A.H.S., College Point. She entered the novitiate on Sept. 10, 1955 and professed her vows on Aug. 25, 1957. Formerly known […]
