St. James Beams New Tower Lights, Adds Exclamation to Bicentennial Celebration
January 19, 2023
A few days after becoming pastor and rector of the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in June 2019, Father Bryan...
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Cause for Father Capodanno Gets a Lift After Delay, Military Archbishop to Appoint Panel to Probe Sainthood Push
January 19, 2023
The cause for sainthood for Maryknoll Father Vincent Capodanno, a U.S. Navy chaplain killed ministering to wounded Marines on a...
Black Catholics: We Must Take Up MLK’s Fight For Social Justice
January 16, 2023
The Roman Catholic Church often mirrors the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., as it advocates for social...
Human Composting Is Now Legal in New York State
January 11, 2023
Natural Organic Reduction (NOR), also called “human composting,” is now legal New York State. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill...
Annual Mass Celebrating Haitian Independence Rebounds From Pandemic
January 11, 2023
Bishop Robert Brennan joined about 600 Catholics of Haitian heritage from across the diocese filled St. Jerome Parish Jan. 1...
How Co-Cathedral’s Approval by Pope Helped Ready Diocese For Global Pandemic
January 11, 2023
During the pandemic, the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph became the base for live-streaming Masses in multiple languages. A state-of-the-art broadcast...
Catholic Foundation Helps Hundreds Of ‘Pilgrims’ Attend World Youth Day
January 11, 2023
More than 350 young adults from the Diocese of Brooklyn are expected to attend World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon,...
Manhattan Parish Is Home for 580 New Names on AIDS Memorial
December 21, 2022
Since 1996, the Church of St. Francis Xavier has kept a memorial bearing 200 names of people who died of...
God’s Son, Savior of the World, Celebrated Throughout ‘Diocese of Immigrants’
December 21, 2022
All month, The Tablet is taking a look at how different cultures represented in the diocese celebrate Christmas. This week:...
Volunteers Help Honor Vets From The Revolution to the 21st Century
December 20, 2022
On Monday morning, Dec. 19, three retired NYPD police officers walked slowly to a pair of aged, solitary tombstones in...