Claire McKenna gazes lovingly at her 2-month-old daughter Leah as the little one rests snugly in her arms. Nearby, McKenna’s husband, Jesus Bravo, is supervising snack time for their daughter Chloe, 2, and son Paul, 1.
Diocesan News
As Easter Approaches, Young Catholics Rally to Celebrate Their Faith
Catholic students from across Brooklyn and Queens got to skip their second period on Weds., Feb. 28, spending the morning instead in faith celebration and prayer.
‘Cabrini’ Shows Patron Saint of Immigrants Living ‘Life in Hope’
Mention the word “masterpiece” and one could get eyed for exaggeration, yet one group of filmmakers believe they hit the mark with their biopic about Francesca Xavier Cabrini, patron saint of immigrants. “Cabrini,” distributed by Angel Studios, opens in theaters on March 8, International Women’s Day.
Rousing Black History Month Mass Gives Thanks to ‘a Very Creative God’
Heritage and faith were celebrated in unison on Sunday, Feb. 25, as the Diocese of Brooklyn recognized its diversity during the Mass of Thanksgiving for Black History Month. Energized Catholics of all cultures filled the pews of Immaculate Conception Church for the service, organized by the Vicariate Office of Black Catholic Concerns.
‘Christ is Risen’ Is the Theme of This Year’s Easter Art Contest
Ready…Set…Draw! Students in the Diocese of Brooklyn can prepare to release their inner Michelangelo, da Vinci, Dali and Cezanne.
Sainthood Candidate Bishop Francis X. Ford Is Remembered With A Memorial Mass
On the 72nd anniversary of his death in a Chinese prison camp, Bishop Francis X. Ford was remembered as a “faith-filled preacher of the Gospel” and an example to all of how to live a Christian life.
Livestreamed Diocese of Brooklyn Masses Have a New Look
Later this month, Masses streamed on NET TV — the cable TV network for the Diocese of Brooklyn — are going to have a new, modernized look for the first time in 10 years.
Catholicism in China Struggled Under Mao; a Vatican-Brokered Detente Signals Rebirth
The Cultural Revolution evolved under the rule of Mao Zedong, chairman of the Chinese Communist Party. The legacy of Mao to now, however, is full of crackdowns on Roman Catholicism and other religions going back to the Chinese Civil War in the late 1920s.
Born Into Slavery, Daniel Rudd Went on to Found Black Catholic Newspaper
In the 1858 tax records of a Kentucky plantation, there is perhaps the earliest mention of Daniel Rudd who would, as a newspaper editor, champion the equal treatment for all races via Catholicism.
Only in Print: Newly Elected Faithful Look to Embrace the Diocese
The Diocese of Brooklyn will be welcoming hundreds of people into the faith when they are baptized at the Easter Vigil at their home parishes on March 30. Each of these newcomers to Catholicism has his or her unique personal story about their journey of faith. The Tablet is pleased to present some of their stories.