A Midtown Manhattan restaurateur who once slept in a hallway after arriving in the U.S. now opens his restaurant vestibule to people seeking warmth and serves meals to the homeless each week.
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NYPD Holy Name Society Honors Late Chief Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Kass
The NYPD Brooklyn and Queens Holy Name Society’s 104th Communion Breakfast took on an ecumenical air as the society honored Rabbi Alvin Kass, the late chief chaplain of the NYPD.
NYPD Names Cardinal Dolan Co-Chief of Chaplains
Cardinal Timothy Dolan was sworn in as co-chief of chaplains for the NYPD, joining Rev. A.R. Bernard in a leadership role supporting officers and their families across New York City.
NYC’s Merchant’s House Museum Includes Underground Railroad Passageway
For nearly 100 years, two generations of the wealthy Tredwell family were oblivious to a secret inside their fashionable row home that, during the 1800s, could have put them under suspicion of hiding fugitive slaves.
The Installation of Archbishop Ronald Hicks
The Tablet is proud to present a special section marking the installation of Archbishop Ronald Hicks as the new shepherd of the Archdiocese of New York.
St. John’s University ROTC Cadet’s Journey to U.S. Military Began in His Native China
Yechao Li, a senior at St. John’s University, is looking forward to graduating in May and stepping into his future, having already made an arduous journey to get to this point. Li has come from China — fleeing religious persecution in his native country and finding freedom.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s Beatification Moves Ahead After 6-Year Pause
After a years-long postponement, Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria, Illinois, announced on Feb. 9 that the Vatican has greenlit the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen — a beloved preacher, author, and media pioneer of the 20th century.
Gov. Hochul Signs Assisted Suicide Measure Into New York State Law
New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul Feb. 6 made good on her promise that early this year she would sign a bill into law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide.
Era of Archbishop Ronald Hicks Begins in The Archdiocese of New York
The era of Archbishop Ronald Hicks as shepherd of the Archdiocese of New York officially began on Feb. 6 with his installation Mass at a filled-to-capacity St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Archbishop Hicks Asks for Prayers During Vespers at St. Patrick’s Cathedral as He Prepares for Installation
Archbishop Ronald Hicks spent the evening before his installation presiding over a vespers service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, leading the congregation in prayer, and offering what he called his “roadmap” of how he intends to shepherd New York’s 2.8 million Catholics.