There is a stirring image that has been circulating around the internet this week after the horrific attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday by Islamic militants against Christians and Western interests. It is a picture of a statue of the Risen Christ, taken in a Catholic Church that was a site of an attack. The statue of the Resurrected Lord Jesus is covered in blood, the blood of Christians killed in a terrorist attack.
Month: April 2019
Our Multi-Ethnic Diocese Is Touched by World News
One of the perks of working for The Tablet is that you really get to know the diocese in Brooklyn and Queens. Holy Week celebrations offer a wide palette of cultures, traditions and devotions that few dioceses in the world can match. This is a really Catholic – in the original sense of the word, “universal” – diocese.
Justices Lean Toward Including Citizenship Question in Next Census
During more than one hour of discussion, the justices were unable to hear the crowds, primarily members of immigrant advocacy groups, assembled on the court’s steps during the warm, sunny morning stressing that the census needed an accurate count and that many people would not fill out the form with the added question.
Trump Hailed for Defending Religious Liberty at Catholic Prayer Breakfast
President Donald Trump’s Acting Chief of Staff says the principles of faith are “alive and well and well-respected” within the White House and “are driving many of our policies.”
Sports Round-Up April 27
History was made at St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, as senior basketball player Allison Ryan took part in the school’s first-ever National Signing Day.
Pope Francis Celebrates Feast Day Of St. George With Milan Youth
In celebration of his Name Day, April 23rd, Pope Francis, baptized Jorge Mario Bergoglio, commemorated the Feast Day of St. George at St. Peter’s Basilica by donating six thousand rosaries to youth from the Archdiocese of Milan.
Cardinal Criticizes Sri Lankan Government For Not Taking Precautions
The cardinal traveled to the fishing village of Negombo, where more than 1,000 people gathered to mourn the dead in a service he led. The cardinal said at least 110 people were killed at St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo.
Paris Archbishop Says Notre Dame Cements Belief in Resurrection
Resurrection Sunday in Paris this year served as a reminder that, for Catholics, salvation and new life are the essence of their faith.
A Joyful Easter Vigil at St. Clare’s Parish
With a four-hour-long liturgy, parishioners at St. Clare Church in Rosedale celebrated the most important night of the Catholic calendar.
Easter Attacks on Churches in Sri Lanka Are Tragic, but Hardly Surprising
There’s now an ugly and utterly predictable dynamic on Easter Sunday: Somewhere in the world, full churches will be attacked and some number of Christians will die.