A new video series featuring several U.S. Catholic bishops will offer what organizers call a “deep dive into the sacred mysteries of the Mass.”
Diocesan News
Judge Sandra Munoz: Dispensing Justice, Motivated by Her Faith
Sandra Munoz is now Civil Court Judge Munoz after winning election in November to a seat in the 2nd Municipal District in Queens, a district that covers the central and western parts of the borough and includes neighborhoods like Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Corona, Maspeth, Forest Hills, and Elmhurst.
Paying it Forward: Queens Restaurant Donates Food to Local Catholic Church Food Pantry
When people hear the name of David Oropeza’s restaurant, their first response is nearly always to ask what inspired it. Bolivian Llama Party, a small building in bustling Sunnyside with mustard-colored stripes adorning it, is a pure representation of his culture, Oropeza explained with a laugh. People love llamas, an animal native to Bolivia, where his parents immigrated from to New York City in their early 20s. Plus, he expressed in an interview with The Tablet, who doesn’t love a party?
Calling All Artists: Tablet Newspaper Easter Art Contest Still Accepting Entries
There’s still time for Catholic students across Brooklyn and Queens to express their faith through art.
Catholic School Students Learn About the Passion of Christ by Performing It
For 25 years, there has been a rite of passage at St. Bernadette Catholic Academy. Each eighth grade student is given a role in a living performance of the Passion, performed for their family, younger classmates, and parishioners on Good Friday.
Diocese of Brooklyn Easter in Photos
Bishop Brennan led the Good Friday procession, leading into Sunday’s Easter Mass. Several other celebrations throughout the Diocese brought hope and joy to many parishioners on the holiday weekend. Enjoy a snapshot of the faith-filled moments of celebrating Easter. Good Friday Procession-Carroll Gardens The Mass of the Lord’s Supper The Annual Blessing of Easter Food […]
Bishop Brennan Praises FDNY, Expresses Gratitude No Casualties In Easter Mass Blaze
A five-alarm fire tore through the back of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii Church during Mass on Easter Sunday, March 31, leaving five people, including three firefighters, injured, and the rectory and parish center destroyed.
Bishop Brennan Celebrates Easter Sunday Mass at Cathedral Basilica of St. James
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Across Brooklyn and Queens, after a united Lenten preparation through the diocesan pilgrimage, Catholics came together to celebrate the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday, March 31. At the Cathedral Basilica of St. James pews were filled to attend what Bishop Robert Brennan, the Mass’s celebrant, called “the pinnacle of our faith […]
Jesus Brings the Light, Bishop Brennan Tells New Converts at Easter Vigil
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Darkness turned into light and with that light came the promise of a new beginning. The Easter Vigil at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights on Saturday, March 30, began with a darkened church. But just as Jesus, through his resurrection, brought light to a darkened world, so too, did […]
On Good Friday, Hundreds Walked The Way of the Cross Over the Brooklyn Bridge
Several hundred people of all ages and cultures had something in common as they poured onto the Brooklyn Bridge Friday, March 29, for the annual Way of the Cross procession.