Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Scharfenberger

When Queens-born Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger was ordained and installed as the 10th bishop of the Diocese of Albany, N.Y., The Tablet was there to capture this special moment in the life of the new bishop and his new diocese. Bishop Scharfenberger Installed in Albany Ordination Eve Prayer Service Ordination Day at Immaculate Conception Cathedral

Albany’s New Bishop

In his first talk after being installed as the 10th Bishop of Albany, N.Y., Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger asked the people of his diocese “to bring the best out of me.” In return, he said, he would bring the best out of them.

St. Francis Teens Share T-Shirts Across Atlantic

Continuing their parternship with their Franciscan brothers and sisters in Kenya, students at St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, bought T-shirts for Lent and shipped them to St. Francis Secondary School in Lare, Kenya.

Superstorm Sandy Did Not Break St. Francis de Sales CYO

Although their final year at St. Francis de Sales Elementary School, Belle Harbor, was marked by the destruction and havoc from Superstorm Sandy, CYO athletes did not forget the values the school and parish had taught them.

Bishops’ Holy Week Schedules

Holy Week schedules for Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and Auxiliary Bishops Octavio Cisneros, Raymond Chappetto, Paul Sanchez and Guy Sansaricq.

The Media Has the Message

Media campaign encourages Catholics in Brooklyn and Queens to come back to the Church during Holy Week.

Pope Meets Privately With King of Jordan

Less than seven weeks before the start of his trip to the Holy Land, Pope Francis welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal to his residence at the Vatican for tea and conversation April 7.

Supporting Bridge to Life

Bridge to Life, the pro-life group in Flushing that works with young single mothers, was honored at the Queens County Conservative Party Dinner. Rob Astorino, Westchester County executive and candidate for governor, is shown with members of the Bridge to Life board.