Staten Island state Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, who was the GOP’s mayoral candidate in 2017, spoke out against persecution against Christians in the Middle East after she returned from a trip to the Holy Land and learned about the situation there firsthand.
Author: Allyson Escobar
Holy Child Jesus Parish Remembers Family Members Killed in House Fire
On July 23, the community gathered at Holy Child Jesus Church to honor Silvia Umana, 51, and her children, Gilbert, 19, and Guadalupe, 7, who perished in an accidental house fire on the morning of July 21.
U.S. Senate Approves Extension of 9/11 Fund
The U.S. Senate is expected to pass on July 23 a bill to permanently fund compensation for victims and first-responders of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Holy Child Jesus Student Dies in House Fire
A fire on the first floor of a Richmond Hill, Queens house took the lives of a mother and her seven-year-old daughter on Sunday, July 21.
A ‘United Nations’ of Priests Spend Their Summer in the Diocese
Those priests, who enter the United States on a religious working visa, gathered at the diocesan headquarters in Park Slope on July 18 for a Mass that was celebrated by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and that included 70 visiting, non-incardinated priests. Before the Mass, several of those priests spoke to The Tablet.
Thousands Ignite Their Faith at Steubenville Youth Conference
Wearing the same blue and white miter and matching vestments from his trip to World Youth Day in Panama in January, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio expressed his gratitude and prayers for the thousands of young men and women attending the fifth annual Steubenville Youth Conference, which was hosted by Life Teen youth ministry and the Brooklyn Diocese.
Broken Dreams and Items Left Behind at Border
Tom Kiefer, a photographer who lives in Arizona, is documenting the journey of migrants at the southern border, examining the lives and religious beliefs of those trying to enter the United States.
ICE Raids Muted, But Draw Criticism From Church
Religious leaders and immigration advocates spoke out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), after the Trump administration, sticking to his campaign promises, promised that ICE would begin roundups of undocumented immigrants this past weekend in major cities nationwide, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Bishop’s Golf Classic Raises $100,000 for Christian TV Station in Middle East
The 24th annual event, presented by DeSales Media Group and the Diocese of Brooklyn, raised funds for Télé Lumière/Noursat, a television station based in Beirut that broadcasts satellite Christian programming throughout the Arab world and internationally.
9/11 First Responder Luis Alvarez Laid to Rest
The funeral Mass for Luis Alvarez was held on Wednesday, July 3 at Immaculate Conception parish in Astoria, Queens. Alvarez was one of many New York police detectives and first responders to the terror attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.