Ed Wilkinson, editor emeritus of The Tablet, who spent 50 years covering the Diocese of Brooklyn, has authored a book, “Chasing Church News,” featuring photos he has taken over the past five decades
Author: Paula Katinas
Late Pontiff’s Teachings Had Big Impact on Diocesan Priests
One of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s special gifts, say the diocesan priests who met him and studied his theological writings, was his strength as a teacher and his ability to simplify a message.
Recalling Pope Benedict’s Only Trip to U.S. as Pontiff
The April 2008 visit by Pope Benedict XVI to the U.S., which included a three-day trip to New York, turned out to be his only journey to this country as pontiff. But according to people who remember it, the visit, while brief, left a lasting impression.
Exiled Bishop Visits Brooklyn Church: ‘My Heart Is With the People of Nicaragua’
An auxiliary bishop who fled his native Nicaragua after facing down death threats for criticizing that country’s totalitarian government was at St. Brigid Church in Bushwick on Jan. 8, helping the largely Latino community there celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany.
In Many Cultures, Christmas Lasts Well Into The New Year
In many countries around the world, including Mexico, Italy and Poland, the Christmas season lasts well into the New Year — in some cases as far as February 2.
Mass Celebrates War Pilot 50 Years After He Was Shot Down in Vietnam
When Capt. Francis Xavier Egan served as a U.S. Air Force pilot in the Vietnam War, he carried a set of rosary beads with him wherever he went. He had those beads on him when he was shot down and killed by the Viet Cong on Dec. 19, 1972.
Christmas In Ukraine: Power Outages, Air Raid Sirens, Economic Turmoil … But Also Hope
Ukrainians facing their first Christmas at war with Russia are coping with frequent electricity outages, spotty cell phone service — and the worrisome sound of air raid sirens. Through it all, they cling to the hope that the light Jesus Christ brought into a dark world will shine on them.
Diocese of Brooklyn’s Christmas Tree Lights Up The Sky at Grand Army Plaza
With the flip of a switch, the Diocese of Brooklyn’s official Christmas tree came to life on Wednesday, Dec. 14, with 16,000 twinkling lights shining brightly against the evening sky.
Christmas Trees Have Different Meanings For Many Across the Diocese of Brooklyn
In Guatemalan households, at Christmas, the most important item is not the Christmas tree; it’s the Nativity scene.
How a Passover Seder by the Church Changed a Community
Sister Celia Deutsch, N.D.S., grew up steeped in Catholicism thanks to her mother, who sent her to Catholic school. Her father was Jewish, but as it turned out, being raised by parents of two different religions planted a seed in Celia that bore fruit many years later.