Raphael Civil, a student at St. John’s University, wasn’t aware of Black Catholic History Month until very recently but he became a quick study. After reading up on the subject, Civil stepped up to help school administrators organize the campus celebration.
Pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions have caused unwelcome food-price hikes and shortages on the eve of the 2021 Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons. Still, local food ministries like St. John’s Bread & Life are determined to meet the needs of people struggling to feed their families.
A claim of alleged sexual abuse of a minor, leveled against Father Peter Mahoney, 86, dating back to the 1970s, has been found to be credible, according to Diocese of Brooklyn officials. As a result, Father Mahoney has been removed from all public ministry.
Celebrated every November, Black Catholic History Month was established in 1990 by the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus to highlight the contributions of the black faithful to the Church in America. Our Lady of Victory Church in Bedford-Stuyvesant was the site of this year’s celebration in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
For the next three years, if Catholic families in the Archdiocese of Catania in Italy want to baptize their babies, they’ll have to do so without godparents.
On Saturday, Nov. 6, between All Souls Day and Veterans Day, parishioners of Immaculate Conception Church, Astoria, honored their beloved deceased veterans.
Even after moving from New York City to the suburban town of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, John and Eileen Gallo remain among The Tablet’s Bright Christmas fund’s most dedicated supporters. And it’s something they look forward to every year.
Along with the growth in Masses at Basilica Regina Pacis is a need for more altar servers. The parishes youth responded this year with another 35 servers in the ranks.
After a long layoff due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) indoor sports are starting up again in the Diocese of Brooklyn. But whether or not a child can participate at their local church will depend on the church’s pastor.
Immediately following the 8 a.m. Mass every weekday morning at the Co_Cathedral of St. Jospeh, Father Christopher Heanue, the co-cathedral rector, leads a devotional prayer — a different prayer each day.
