From well-known saints to neighborhood pastors and civic leaders shaped by their Catholic faith, these public spaces show how deeply Catholic history is woven into New York City’s landscape.
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‘Care — Not Suicide’: Catholics Push Back on New York MAID Law
New York state’s Medical Aid in Dying Act goes into effect on Aug. 5, making it the 13th U.S. state, along with the District of Columbia, to authorize physician-assisted suicide.
Mary Louis Academy Grad Sets Sights on Influencing Health Policy
Mary Balid, a rising junior at Princeton University and a 2024 graduate of The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates, is hard at work as an intern at a health policy think tank in Manila, Philippines. She plans to make health policy her career.
Supper Series: From Refugee Camp Meals to Papal Dinners, Celebrity Chef Lidia Bastianich Gives Back
Famed celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich is the owner of the Becco, a popular eatery on Restaurant Row in the Theater District, where diners clamor for her famous, unlimited pasta tasting menu. She recently spoke to The Tablet and shared her life story.
1945 Plane Crash into Empire State Building Hit Catholic War Relief Services
The 1945 Empire State Building disaster hit Catholic War Relief Services hard, as staff, priests, and survivors responded with faith amid tragedy.
How a Gravediggers’ Strike Tested Dorothy Day and Cardinal Spellman
Dorothy Day urged Cardinal Francis Spellman to show Christ-like humility during the 1949 Calvary Cemetery gravediggers’ strike, exposing a pivotal moment in Catholic history.
Speaker Helps ‘Wounded Protectors’ Cope, Find Resilience After Trauma
Shifting careers from religious brother to schoolteacher to security expert to motivational speaker may seem like an odd collection of job pivots, but Vincent Bove counts it all as providence. In 2024, then-New York City Police Commissioner Thomas Donlon appointed Bove the Honorary Law Enforcement Motivational Speaker for the Police Self Support Group.
New York Catholic Sisters File Lawsuit Against Assisted Suicide
Catholic nuns and health care ministries have filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York’s assisted suicide law.
Billboard Campaign Calls Attention To Anti-Christian Violence in Nigeria
A new billboard campaign in Times Square is raising awareness of anti-Christian violence in Nigeria while supporting ministries serving persecuted communities.
Public Square in Brooklyn Named After Heroic Polish Priest Neglected by New York City, Civic Leaders Say
Father Jerzy Popieluszko Square, a 3,000-square-foot green space at 33 Nassau Avenue — meant to serve as a small, quiet oasis of greenery — has turned into a litter-filled, graffiti-scarred space with overgrown weeds