Bishop Oliver D. Doeme of Maiduguri, Nigeria, has seen his share of death, violence and destruction in the past nine years, but he keeps his focus on his firm belief that the local church will be restored.
Month: November 2018
Three Bundles of Good News in Bill to Aid Iraqi Christians, Yazidis
On Wednesday, the U.S. Congress adopted HR 309, titled the “Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018,” which now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk, where he’s expected to sign it into law.
TMLA Hoops All-Americans Team Up at Notre Dame
Former stars Danielle Patterson and Jordan Nixon from The Mary Louis Academy are back together again on the court for the University of Notre Dame. Both were All-Americans in high school.
Around the Diocese Dec. 1
Check out all the happenings in the Church in Brooklyn and Queens throughout December
Sex, Gambling and The Internet, Vatican Tackles Dependencies
Representatives from the Vatican are joining forces with scientific experts to address the problem of drugs and a rise in what have been dubbed “new dependencies,” including addictions to sex, the internet and gambling.
Authorities Seach Headquarters of Texas Archdiocese for Evidence Against Accused Priest
Officers from several agencies raided the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas – led by the President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Cardinal Daniel DiNardo – on Wednesday in an effort to collect evidence against a priest accused of sexual abuse.
‘Ten Cents a Copy!’
Dear Editor: I have some great memories of The Tablet back in the mid-1960s when I was attending St. Rose of Lima School, Parkville Ave., Brooklyn. Back then, the whole school had to attend Mass on Sunday at 9 a.m. Church was packed in those days.
Gun Control
Dear Editor: When will Americans stop submitting to the hypocrisy and foolishness of blaming violence on guns and not on its cause? (Gun Violence, Readers’ Forum, Nov. 17)
Vatican Delays Vote
Dear Editor: The question remains (Dolan: Even Without Vote, Discussing Abuse Protocols Still ‘Productive,’ The Tablet, Nov. 17) that if the Vatican’s only concern was to ensure that the best possible solution would be reached in a larger context than that of the U.S. Church alone, why did they wait until the eleventh hour to articulate their view and request that the vote be suspended?
Catholic Teachings
Dear Editor: A citizen who votes for a politician who seeks to oppress the poor for political or economic gain is violating Catholic teachings (Tom Byrnes, Politics and Abortion, Readers’ Forum, Nov. 17).