Almost every American knows the words to the Pledge of Allegiance by heart. Many may not know that the pledge as we know it today is different from the one recited throughout much of its history —because of two words.
Author: Paula Katinas
St. Joan of Arc Catholic School Faces ‘Nice Dilemma’ With Influx of Students in Queens
St. Joan of Arc Catholic School in Jackson Heights, Queens started off the school year on Sept. 9 with a significant increase in enrollment. According to Principal Agnes Mosejczuk, 105 new students enrolled this year, compared to 60 newcomers last year, bringing St. Joan of Arc’s total to 281.
Through 9/11 Scars and Cancer, Knight Leaned on God for Strength
For Frank Kotnik, the years since 9/11 have brought painful memories, health struggles, and the lasting weight of what he saw while working at ground zero. But through every difficult chapter, he said, faith has given him the strength to keep moving forward.
They Were Students on 9/11; Now They Teach Its Lessons in New York City
For many who were children on Sept. 11, 2001, the day is filled with memories of learning about the attacks from their teachers. Some of those children grew up to be teachers themselves. The Tablet spoke to four of them to learn how they plan to teach 9/11 to their students on the 25th anniversary.
Veterans Gather to Pray for Fr. Vincent Capodanno on 59th Anniversary of His Death
Military veterans and members of the Knights of Columbus gathered for a prayer service for Servant of God Father Vincent Capodanno on Sept. 4, the 59th anniversary of his death. Fr. Capodanno, a navy chaplain, was killed in the Vietnam War.
Port Authority Worker’s 9/11 Heroism Became a Journey Toward Faith
Port Authority engineer Paul Carris was trying to save a co-worker’s life when he helped her down 71 flights of stairs in the North Tower on 9/11. What he did not know at the time was that the long descent would begin a journey that eventually led him to the diaconate.
Advocates and Former Catholic Detainees Rally as Deadline for Rikers Closure Looms
Hundreds of criminal justice reform advocates, including formerly incarcerated Catholics, gathered outside City Hall on Aug 31 to demand that the Mamdani Administration close Rikers Island to meet a city mandated deadline of 2027.
A Generous Helping: CulinArt Food Founder Gifts Sisters of St. Joseph $1.5 Million
After 30 years of feeding people on the Sisters of St. Joseph campus in Brentwood, Long Island, Joseph Pacifico Sr. is giving the congregation a different kind of helping — in the form of a $1.5 million donation.
Brooklyn Monsignor Still Carries the Sounds and Sorrows of 9/11: ‘It Was a Horrific Scene’
Msgr. Robert Romano, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Brooklyn and a NYPD chaplain, recalls what it was like to be at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
In Queens, Rockaway Families Work to Bring Tribute Park’s 9/11 Mosaic Back
Residents of the Rockaways are raising money to fund the restoration of “Navigator Star,” a mosaic in Tribute Park honoring the victims of 9/11. The mosaic was heavily damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012.