Sean Conaboy, a member of St. Michael’s Parish in Sunset Park, saved a woman from a knife-wielding attacker on a Manhattan subway platform last spring. Now, he has been recognized for his bravery by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission.
Diocesan News
In This Classroom, Health and Wellness Learning Gets High Marks
With a goal of providing care for the whole child — their bodies, as well as their minds — Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy in Astoria has opened a wellness center for students to learn how to live healthy and productive lives.
Bishop Brennan Opens 200th Anniversary Year With Mass In The ‘Hub Of Our Diocese’
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the founding of St. James Church (which eventually became a cathedral) as Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated Mass there on New Year’s Day.
Bishop Urges Haitian Catholics to Keep Proclaiming Joy in 2022
On New Year’s Day, Bishop Robert Brennan urged Haitian Catholics to keep embracing the Scriptures’ enduring messages of peace and joy.
Atonement Father Carter Dies at 91; Was Longtime Leader in Brooklyn
Father Martin Carter, a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement, died Dec. 25 at age 91.
Modern-Day New York Guardsmen Honor Civil War ‘Irish Brigade’
On Dec. 13, 1862, a brigade of Union infantrymen, many of them Irish Catholic immigrants who had settled in Brooklyn and Queens, attacked a fortified Confederate position along the high ground south of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The so-called “Irish Brigade” comprised five regiments, three from New York City: the 63rd, 69th, and 88th.
Knights Initiative Celebrates, Seeks Reconciliation With Native Americans
Some 80 years before the Pilgrims voyaged west seeking religious freedom in the “New World,” the Catholic faith was already embraced by some longtime inhabitants of North and South America — the native people.
Only In Print: Jeremiah Project Retreat Gives Teenage Boys A Taste of Seminary Life
The COVID-19 pandemic put a temporary halt to in-person retreats. Now, they’re starting up again.
No Lockdown of Churches, Bishop Brennan Says
As fears about the Omicron coronavirus variant continue to rise in New York City, Bishop Robert Brennan is seeking to alleviate Catholics’ worries that churches in the Diocese of Brooklyn might be locked down.
Bright Christmas: Students Helping Out Kids At Our Lady of the Snows
For Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy Principal Joseph Venticinque, Christmas is all about kids helping kids. That’s why every year he encourages students to raise money to help those who are lacking presents at Christmas time. And there’s even more encouragement: The Tablet’s Bright Christmas fund helps supplement the money the students raise on their own.