VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Sistine Chapel sounded a bit like a nursery Jan. 14, as Pope Benedict XVI baptized 20 babies, whose crying provided a constant accompaniment to the two-hour Mass on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Referring to the day’s reading from the Gospel St. Luke, which recounts the baptism […]
by Antonina Zielinska Sexual desire comes from a longing for God, Christopher West said during his talk on Blessed John Paul II’s Theology of the Body at St. James Cathedral-Basilica in Downtown Brooklyn. “Do you know that Jesus came not to suppress our desires but to awaken them,” West asked the audience. “Do you know […]
by Antonina Zielinska Looking forward to enjoying the comforts of home for the first time since she joined the Army, Private Sarah Keys sat patiently on the long bus ride from her assignment in Fort Dix, N.J., to her hometown of Washington, N.C. Her parents would make a celebratory meal, and on Sunday, the family […]
A New York measure that would prevent state regulations on abortion is a “radical” bill in a state where the abortion rate is already “double the national average,” New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan told Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The cardinal made the comments in a letter to the governor after Cuomo delivered his annual State […]
Kathleen M. Gallagher, director of pro-life activities for the New York State Catholic Conference, issued the following statement in response to the promotion of a radical abortion bill by Gov. Andrew Cuomo: “Governor Andrew Cuomo’s re-packaging of an extreme abortion bill into a so-called ‘women’s agenda’ is a desperate attempt to push through an abortion […]
Cardinal Timothy Dolan will join Msgr. Phillip Reilly and the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at a 7 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Afterwards, the Helpers will process to a site where abortions are performed. The day marks the 40th anniversary of the infamous Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision […]
In the Jan. 15 edition of The Tablet, we printed the photo at right without its caption and invited readers to write their own captions. At right, you can read the original caption that accompanied the photo. Below, you can read a cross-section of the ones that were submitted by our readers: “We helped build […]
Model, actress, film and television star, and proud mother of three, Jennifer O’Neill will partaiciipate in the Ninth Annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 26. The day begins with a 9:30 a.m. Mass at San Francisco’s St. Mary’s Cathedral. The Walk for Life Rally begins at 12:30 p.m. at the […]
Nicholas J. Vendikos has been named the director of development for The Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens and Futures in Education. The appointment was announced by Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, diocesan vicar for development. Joseph E. Geoghan, chairman of the board of the Catholic Foundation and Robert Catell, chairman of the board for Futures in […]
Faced with declining enrollment and increased operating costs, St. Fidelis School, College Point, will close in June. Enrollment statistics indicate that St. Fidelis has 142 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. It represents a precipitous decline since five years earlier when 246 students attended the school, which opened in 1856. It is a longstanding principle […]
