A Bensonhurst Christmas

Children of St. Mary Mother of Jesus parish, Bensonhurst, presented a living Nativity scene as the Gospel was read at Christmas Eve Mass.

2016 Year in Review

Dominant figures of 2016 World Youth Day 2016 The Jubilee Year Ends as Call for Mercy Continues Faces of the Diocese 2016 Two New Bishops Trump Wins the Presidency Signs of the Times – 2016 The Year in Quotes: 2016

Dominant figures of 2016

Two of the dominant figures of 2016 were Pope Francis and President-elect Donald J. Trump.

Two New Bishops

The Brooklyn diocese received a pleasant surprise on April 29 when it was announced that Bishop Neil E. Tiedemann, bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica, had been named an auxiliary bishop for Brooklyn and Queens. Above, Bishop DiMarzio welcomed Bishop Tiedemann at a Mass of thanksgiving at Immaculate Conception Center on Aug. 4. He was installed at […]

Trump Wins the Presidency

Donald Trump shocked the political world when he was elected as the 45th President of the United States on Nov. 8.

Final Request for Help from Bright Christmas Campaign

Occasionally I get a letter for the Readers’ Forum from Eileen Duffy Hynes, a former Brooklynite who lives in Chicago. This week, a letter came from her with a donation for The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Fund.

Civil Service Workers Welcome Pope

Pope Francis greets the crowd during an audience with young volunteers, government officials and organizations involved in Italy’s national civil service programs, in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican Nov. 26.