The difference that The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Fund makes is evident at Providence House, a shelter in Bedford-Stuyvesant for homeless women and children and for women on parole from prison.
Diocesan News
Former Tablet Paper Boy Walks the Camino
From Tablet paper boy to FBI agent to travel writer, Kenneth Strange has had a winding journey through life. In July, Strange published a book about one particular journey — the 500-mile walk he and his wife, Aurora, made in Spain last year, when they completed the “Camino de Santiago,” which is known in English as the “Way of St. James.”
‘Peace Light’ From Bethlehem Arrives at JFK
Called the Peace Light, the candle traveled thousands of miles from Bethlehem via Austria for an arrival ceremony at Our Lady of the Skies Chapel in Terminal 4.
Diocese’s Diversity Represented at Migration Day Mass
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant, and the concelebrants included Auxiliary Bishops Witold Mroziewski, the diocese’s vicar for migrant and ethnic apostolates, and Raymond Chappetto, as well as at least 50 priests representing different ethnic groups in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Diocese Lights Christmas Tree in Grand Army Plaza for Christian Persecution
The Christmas tree, decked out in 17,000 red lights and 2,500 ribbons, was lit red, symbolizing the thousands of Christians who are persecuted worldwide every year.
Brooklyn Diocese to Host Christmas Tree Lighting
Tonight at 5 pm, parishioners of the Brooklyn Diocese will gather together at Grand Army Plaza to usher in the Advent season and remember the world’s persecuted faithful with the lighting of the diocesan Christmas tree.
‘The Miracle of Christmas’ Portrays Joy of Christ’s Birth
As Advent gets underway and Christmas approaches, the pageantry of the season from caroling to tree lightings to plays is on display at Catholic churches across the world. It is another way the church proclaims the Gospel.
Only in Print: Latin Mass Is Making a Comeback | December 7, 2019
Latin isn’t really a dead language — at least not in the Diocese of Brooklyn, where three parishes have weekly Traditional Latin Masses.
Bishop Malone Resigns: Statement From Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio on His Apostolic Visitation in Buffalo
The Bishop of Brooklyn, Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, released this statement in response to his apostolic visitation to the Diocese of Buffalo.
Cathedral Club Remembers Deceased With Mass
Joseph P. McHugh, Frances Rauso, Patricia Hoza… The names of the Cathedral Club of Brooklyn members who died this year were read solemnly and prayerfully at the group’s annual Memorial Mass Nov. 23.