Mother Marla Marie Lucas, founder of the Maronite Servants of Christ the Light, is receiving national recognition for her work. She is one of eight finalists for the Lumen Christi Award, an award given by the Catholic Extension Society.
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Four Months In, Young Catholic Professionals Group Sees Signs of Staying Power in Brooklyn
Only a few months after its launch, the local chapter of the national Young Catholic Professionals organization has taken steps toward its goal of creating spaces for young adults to network and grow in faith.
Pope Leo XIV Names Bishop Brendan Cahill to Lead Joliet, Succeeding Archbishop Ronald Hicks
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Brendan J. Cahill as the new bishop of Joliet, Illinois, succeeding now-New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks.
With Two Words, Knights of Columbus Changed the Pledge of Allegiance Forever
Almost every American knows the words to the Pledge of Allegiance by heart. Many may not know that the pledge as we know it today is different from the one recited throughout much of its history —because of two words.
Judge Shields More Catholic Health Providers as Illinois Assisted Suicide Law Takes Effect
A federal judge on Sept. 11 temporarily blocked Illinois from enforcing the state’s physician-assisted suicide law, which permits physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide, against Catholic entities that challenged it in court.
USCCB Migration Chair’s Brooklyn Visit Brings Message of Hope to Haitians
Bishop Brendan Cahill, who is chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration, spoke with The Tablet after recording an episode of the “Big City Catholics” podcast alongside Bishop Robert Brennan and Bishop Emeritus Nicholas DiMarzio.
9/11 Mass at the National Shrine in DC Calls on Catholics To Be Agents of Reconciliation
A 9/11 anniversary Mass at the National Shrine in Washington called Catholics to honor victims and first responders by becoming agents of forgiveness, reconciliation and peace.
Pope Leo Commemorates 9/11, Praying for All Who ‘Bear Wounds of That Tragic Day’
Pope Leo XIV commemorated the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in his Sunday Angelus address, praying for “those who continue to bear the wounds of that tragic day.”
At Vigil Mass on Eve of 9/11, New York Archbishop Emphasizes Healing, Peace
Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks of New York celebrated his first Sept. 11 memorial Mass since becoming New York’s archbishop.
Remembering Those Lost on 9/11: Knights of Columbus Exhibit Keeps Alive Stories of Its 46 Fallen
Until Oct. 11, the “Remembering 9/11: 25 Years Later” exhibit at the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center in New Haven, Conn., honors the 46 members of the Knights of Columbus who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.