by Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) – Church leaders should take to heart reasons why Catholics have left the Church, according to a priest who has conducted an “exit poll” of former Catholics. Above all, their departure highlights how the Church must offer a “fresh explanation of the Eucharist,” said Jesuit Father William Byron, professor of […]
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SUNY Stony Brook Ignores Holy Days
by Pete Sheehan Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre and other religious and political leaders are criticizing an announcement by a state university that from now on it will hold classes on major Jewish and Christian holidays. Bishop Murphy responded to the decision by Stony Brook University, part of the State University of New […]
Marianists Leaving St. John’s Home in Rockaway Park
The Marianist brothers and priests of the Province of the United States have announced their departure from ministry at St. John’s Residence for Boys in Rockaway Park, effective June 30. They have administered the home since 1937. St. John’s began as an orphan asylum in 1826 and is now a contemporary program with a residential […]
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Ultimate Freedom
The publication of the Declaration of Independence some 235 years ago provoked a chorus of guffaws from continental elites, many of whom scoffed at the naive notion that humans could be trusted to govern themselves. One critic called the Declaration “the delirious dream of republican fanaticism” that, if sincere, would “put the axe to the […]
Holy Week and Easter Services in Brooklyn
ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 55 Cranberry Street Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201 718-625-1161 PALM SUNDAY: Saturday Vigil 5 p.m.; 10 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. HOLY THURSDAY: 9 a.m. Morning Prayer; 8 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper GOOD FRIDAY: 9 a.m. Morning Prayer; 3 p.m. The Passion, Veneration of the Cross. No communion […]
Brooklyn Diocesan Journalists in Cuba
These exclusive photos from Cuba were captured by Tablet reporter Antonina Zielinska, who was on assignment to cover the papal visit.
Pope in Cuba – Urges Patience and Faith in Fight for Human Freedom
by Francis X. Rocca SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (CNS) – Celebrating an outdoor Mass on his first day in Cuba, Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged the struggles of the country’s Catholics after half a century of communism and described human freedom as a necessity for both salvation and social justice. The pope spoke March 26 in […]
Bay Ridge Hosts Final St. Patrick’s Parade Of the Season
The 19th annual Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held March 25 along Brooklyn’s Fifth Ave.
In Mexico, Pope Preaches About Trust
by Francis X. Rocca SILAO, Mexico (CNS) – Celebrating Mass in the Catholic heartland of Mexico, Pope Benedict XVI told a nation and a continent suffering from poverty, corruption and violence, to trust in God and the intercession of Mary to help them bring about a “more just and fraternal society.” “When addressing the deeper […]