Diocesan Scouts Receive Religious Awards

Scout Honors

Scouts were awarded Catholic Religious Emblems at a convocation conducted by the Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting at St. Athanasius Church, Bensonhurst.

Flushing Church More Than Place to Worship

Spanish-language workshops at St. Ann Church in Flushing have touched on home safety, domestic violence, health and elderly care, emergency preparedness, immigration law and more.

Filipinos in Long Island City Honor Our Lady of Manaoag

Filipinos in Long Island City Honor Our Lady of Manaoag

With flowers, songs in Tagalog and prayers for peace, children and adults honored Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag May 3 at a monthly Filipino Mass at St. Patrick Church, Long Island City. “We believe that the Blessed Mother is the mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the mother of the Word incarnate and […]

Christ Is Risen Art Contest 2015

Christ Is Risen Art Contest 2015

Nearly 1,400 students from Brooklyn and Queens entered The Tablet’s annual Christ Is Risen Easter Art Contest. Here are the winners, honorable mentions and their artwork.

Father Peter Purpura and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio

New Rector Installed at Cathedral

Father Peter Purpura was installed by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio as the rector of St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, on Good Shepherd Sunday.

Flushing Pilgrims Tour Brooklyn Churches

Flushing Pilgrims Tour Brooklyn Churches

Two busloads of parishioners embarked on a journey from Queens to Brooklyn, the “Borough of Churches,” to visit three historic structures.

Diocese Announces Capital Campaign

Generations of Faith, an $80 million capital campaign, aims “to strengthen the heart of our Diocese, fulfill the promise to those who have faithfully served us, and foster the formation of future generations of Catholics.”