PASTOR Rev. Dariusz P. Blicharz, from administrator to pastor of St. Matthias, Ridgewood, while remaining diocesan judge at the Tribunal, effective Aug. 1. PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Hernandez, to parochial vicar of Divine Mercy, Williamsburg, effective June 30. Rev. JohnPaul K. Obiaeri, to parochial vicar of Mary Queen of Heaven, Mill Basin, effective […]
Author: Christine
Message from a Pilgrim In Lisbon for WYD
Thousands of young people from around the world have anticipated the first days of August. We are all descending on the city of Lisbon for World Youth Day. Started by Pope St. John Paul II in 1984, World Youth Day is the celebration of the Church’s commitment to its youth and provides time and space for encounters with Christ.
Lawsuit Filed Against Proposed Catholic Charter School in Oklahoma
A proposed Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, slated to be the nation’s first publicly funded religious school, received its first legal challenge in a lawsuit filed on Monday.
Pope Heads to WYD to Meet Faithful, but Adviser Says Youth Will Also Help Him
As Pope Francis heads to Lisbon Aug. 2 for World Youth Day, an event often dubbed the “Catholic Woodstock” due to the large and celebratory crowds it always draws, he faces the unique challenge of revitalizing the faith amid growing European secularism and progressively empty pews in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pope to Russia: Destroying Grain, Creating Hunger is ‘Grave Offense to God’
Destroying grain is a “grave offense to God,” Pope Francis said, appealing to authorities in Russia as “my brothers” and urging them to resume cooperating with a United Nations’ initiative to guarantee the safe transport of grain out of Ukraine.
American Nurse and Her Child Kidnapped Amid Rising Criminal Activity in Haiti
A nurse from New Hampshire and her child are the latest victims of kidnapping in Haiti, according to reports. Alix Dorsainvil is a nurse for the Christian nonprofit community development group El Roi Haiti, based near the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Obituaries, Week of July 29, 2023
Father Kenneth J. Calder, Sister Maria Rӱpkema, Sister Maria Martin Finn
The Importance of World Youth Day
In 1993, Saint John Paul II came to Denver, Colorado, for World Youth Day. It was covered by the media, both Catholic and secular, and by all accounts, it was a peaceful, joyful, inspirational experience.
Letters to the Editor Week of July 29, 2023
We Lost a Legend in Tony Bennett, The Iran Nuclear Treaty, Charlie O’Donnell: Consummate Educator, To Fellow Tablet Reader, I Say Thank You
It’s Impossible to Know Jesus and Not Follow Him
Just before my ordination 15 years ago, one of my aunts gave me a beautiful gift — a framed image of Jesus with a Spanish inscription: “A Jesucristo es imposible conocerle y no amarle, amarle y no seguirle.”
