When you walk into the newly remodeled Mid-East Bakery, you’re struck by a mural behind the counter depicting a cedar tree with a cross of light in its trunk, surrounded by the bounties of Lebanon: bread, olives, and wheat.
Diocesan News
Holy Week Schedule in the Diocese of Brooklyn, 2026
Holy Week and Easter liturgies will be occurring across the Diocese of Brooklyn. All major services will also broadcast live on NET-TV.
Traveling Museum Highlights Good Works of Catholic Charities
The stories of people facing desperate situations and the folks from Catholic Charities who help them have been brought to life in a museum on wheels that debuted in New York on March 26. Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens co-hosted a ribbon-cutting at the first stop for the People of Hope Museum on its 21-state tour.
Young Adults in Diocese Urged to ‘Be Instruments of Peace’
Young adults in Brooklyn gathered for a Mass for Peace, where Church leaders urged them to follow St. Francis of Assisi’s example and become instruments of peace in a world marked by conflict.
Bishop Brennan Joins Catechumens For Rite Of The Third Scrutiny
Bishop Robert Brennan joined parishioners at the Church of St. Martin of Tours on March 22 for a solemn rite for 12 catechumens, who are scheduled to enter the Catholic faith at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday.
Bishop Brennan, NYC Catholics, Commemorate The Persecuted
Hundreds gathered March 22 at the namesake Church of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in the Diocese of Brooklyn to commemorate Christian martyrs.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen: Primetime Once Again
The Tablet presents this exclusive flipbook: take a look at Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s media impact and legacy of evangelization as the Church prepares for his beatification.
Our Lady of Grace Parishioners Take Prayer Vigils to the Streets of New York City for Lent
Each Friday during Lent, Father Dominick Dellaporte, the pastor of Our Lady of Grace, and a handful of parishioners spend time praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet aloud while standing on the sidewalk in front of a public place.
The Tablet’s ‘Christ is Risen’ Easter Art Contest Is Now Open to Diocese of Brooklyn Catholic School Students
Future Van Goghs, Rembrandts, and Picassos from across the Diocese of Brooklyn are encouraged to submit their work for The Tablet’s annual “Christ is Risen” art contest for a chance to win cash prizes.
Muslims, Catholics Find Common Ground in Their Devotion to Mary
The Islamic chaplain at JFK Airport explained that reverence toward Mary — called “Maryam” in Islam — is shared by Muslims and Catholics, which might surprise some Christians.