Although she couldn’t read or write English, Mother Frances Cabrini kept up an ongoing relationship with Brooklyn Bishop Charles McDonnell, who was the second Bishop of Brooklyn from 1892 to 1921.
Author: Ed Wilkinson
‘New York Welcomes Pietà’
Fifty-seven years ago, Michelangelo’s Pietà arrived in New York for display at the New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows. It was the first, and perhaps only, time that the prized sculpture left Vatican City, and the Diocese of Brooklyn was proud to be its home for 18 months.
Only in Print: ‘No Color Line In Churches’
From humble beginnings in the parlors of dedicated laypeople, the diocese’s outreach to Black Catholics has become one of the largest and most vibrant ethnic ministries in the United States.
48 Years of Marching for the Voiceless
In 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States invalidates 50 state laws and makes abortion legal — on demand — throughout the U.S. in the decisions of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton.
From Brooklyn to China: Bishop Ford’s Global Journey of Faith
The cause of canonization for Bishop Francis Xavier Ford has taken on special meaning in the Diocese of Brooklyn, where he was born and raised before beginning his journey of faith.
Drawing Attention To a True Artist
For more than 40 years, Christmas at The Tablet meant only one thing — a John McAlinden illustration on the front-and-back page wraparound of the edition. Composed of thousands of individual names, the drawing would depict some piece of the story about the birth of Jesus. It might be a manger scene, or the visit of the Three Kings, or an angel blowing a trumpet.
Former Yankees Batboy Receives Stone Memorial at Formerly-Unmarked Gravesite
The gravesite of a former New York Yankees batboy that was unmarked for 85 years now has a stone memorializing his life. A small group of admirers gathered at the St. John’s Cemetery, Middle Village, for a blessing of the granite marker to make sure the legacy of Brooklyn-born Eddie Bennett would not be forgotten.
Only in Print: Catholicism and the Presidency
Being Catholic and a major party’s nominee for President of the United States has always been controversial. It has only occurred four times — including this year — and the reason for controversy has changed.
100 Years Ago: Looking Back at The Tablet’s Reports on a Woman’s Right to Vote
Even though some would claim the Church has not always been progressive when it comes to women’s rights, a look back at clippings from The Tablet would suggest something different.
Rally Held in Brooklyn for Pakistani Christian Killed for Living Among Muslims
A small but vocal group gathered on the steps of St. Rose of Lima Church, Parkville, July 16, to protest the latest wave of religious persecution in Pakistan.