Lou Carnesecca, a Catholic and hall of fame basketball coach most known for his two-plus decades at the helm of the St. John’s University men’s basketball team, died on Saturday, Nov. 30 at the age of 99, the university announced.
Diocesan News
Campaign Kicks Off to Provide a ‘Bright Christmas’ for Children
The Tablet’s time-honored tradition of raising money to help those in need and ensuring every child has a gift to open on Christmas morning officially began on Nov. 22 with the launch of the 2024 Bright Christmas campaign.
Transfiguration Welcomes Three New Sisters to Its Community
After three newly-arrived religious sisters from the Dominican Republic led an entrance procession of a Nov. 20 Mass at Transfiguration Parish, Bishop Robert Brennan took a moment to welcome them to the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Ready, Set, Draw! The ‘Keep Christ in Christmas’ Art Contest is Back
The Tablet’s “Keep Christ in Christmas” art contest has become a seasonal tradition in the Diocese of Brooklyn as school students prepare to submit their artwork for awards and cash prizes.
60 Years Later, Impact of Uganda Martyrs’ Canonization Significant
As a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame of the United States, Sister Colette Theobald said she spent some of the best years of her life serving with her congregation in Uganda from 2015 to 2022.
Young Catholics Gather in Brooklyn for Inspiring Youth Day Celebration
If you believe statistics, it would seem that Gen Z isn’t as religious as people from earlier generations. Try telling that to Christopher Mendy, a junior at Hillcrest High School who was one of 1,600 young people who took part in the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Catholic Youth Day celebration at St. Thomas Aquinas Church on Nov. 23.
From D.C. to NYC: Priest Brings Powerful Message to Black Catholic History Month Mass
Long before its merger with St. Benedict the Moor, Shaniqua Wilson said she remembers when St. Bonaventure Catholic Church was a predominantly white parish in the ‘50s, and the black parishioners — including her parents — had to sit in the choir loft and display their baptismal certificate to get communion.
Incarnation Students Embrace New Media Communications Program With Help From DeSales Media
Austin Belizaire, a sixth grader at Incarnation Catholic Academy in Queens Village, sat at a desk in the computer lab on Nov. 22, checking out a new iPad. He was thoroughly impressed.
Ukrainian Musicians Share Their Culture and Hope at Our Lady of Refuge
Ukrainian musician Daria Maksymova relished the chance to perform a concert at Our Lady of Refuge Church in Flatbush, where she played the organ and the piano for an appreciative audience. However, her joy was tempered with sorrow over the ongoing war in her home country.
Catholic Charities’ Annual Turkey Drive Takes Flight
On Nov. 18, CCBQ hosted its ninth annual turkey drive, which received about 700 more birds than last year. CCBQ President and CEO Msgr. Alfred LoPinto said the combination of the organization’s renovated resource center and a new distribution system that has parishes pick up and distribute the turkeys and chickens themselves are welcome changes to this year’s drive.