Seven Catholic elementary schools in Brooklyn and Queens will permanently close at the end of the school year in June, the Diocese of Brooklyn announced on Feb. 11. Officials cited sustained enrollment declines, coupled with ongoing fiscal challenges, as the main reasons
A retired Brooklyn priest shares his rare 25-year collection of Archbishop Fulton Sheen memorabilia — from signed books to personal letters — as excitement grows over Sheen’s upcoming beatification.
Father Dominique Hanna, rector of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn’s Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral, will be ordained a monsignor on Feb. 12. The honor comes from the Order of Periodeut — an order of the Eastern Churches including Maronite, Syrian, and Orthodox.
Sister Nancy Gilchriest has ties to St. Saviour High School that go back nearly 50 years. She belongs to the Class of 1979, returned to teach math, and has frequently come back to attend events. But when she visited on Feb. 2, her status had changed significantly.
Yechao Li, a senior at St. John’s University, is looking forward to graduating in May and stepping into his future, having already made an arduous journey to get to this point. Li has come from China — fleeing religious persecution in his native country and finding freedom.
Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi evangelized in Nigeria from 1937 to 1950, serving parishioners, inspiring vocations, and
facilitating conversions. Yet despite these accomplishments, Father Tansi personified humility,
New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul Feb. 6 made good on her promise that early this year she would sign a bill into law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide.
On the evening before the Installation Mass, The Most Reverend Ronald Hicks presided over vespers at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Through the eye of The Tablet’s Editor Emeritus, Ed Wilkinson, these images offer a behind‑the‑scenes look at Cardinal Dolan, a prelate who has left an unmistakable mark on the local Catholic community.
While gospel music can be traced back to the early 17th century, black gospel music really took shape in the late 18th century, when slaves began converting to Christianity and proclaiming their faith through work music.
