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.
Joel Zacarias, an eighth grader at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy, said he has always looked up to Bishop-designate Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, but now feels closer to him because of something they share. Both are preparing for significant life transitions.
The religious sisters attending the World Day for Consecrated Life event at St. John’s University represented different cultures, languages, and ministries, but they celebrated a shared mission — living the Gospel as servants of the universal Church.
Bishop Robert Brennan was the principal celebrant and homilist at the Diocese of Brooklyn’s second annual observance of the feast of St. Brigid, one of the three patron saints of Ireland, along with St. Patrick and St. Columba.
For 17-year-old Ruth Mekako, the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Black History Month Mass of Thanksgiving, held Feb. 1 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, was as much about representation as it was about worship.
