In a 1974 address to a group of lay Catholics, Pope Paul VI noted that “Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses” — an acute observation he later reiterated in his spiritual testament, the 1975 apostolic exhortation “Evangelii nuntiandi” (“Announcing the Gospel”).
While this week’s edition of The Tablet highlights the March for Life — the annual pro-life gathering in Washington near the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade — we are also focusing on broader pro-life issues, including social justice, disabilities, human trafficking, and equal rights.
Catholic leaders are calling for peace the day after a second person was killed by federal agents this month in Minneapolis. The deadly shooting of Alex Pretti, 37, comes amid increased federal immigration enforcement actions in the Twin Cities metro area
The Diocese of Brooklyn joined tens of thousands of pro-life advocates from across the country on Jan. 23 for the 53rd Annual March for Life in Washington.
St. John’s Prep in Astoria has a Bollywood Dance Team bringing an Indian flavor to the school. Students learn a variety of dance steps — traditional and modern — and add to the school’s cultural diversity, the moderator, Debra Befumo, said.
The current plight of Christians in Iran — estimated at up to 1 million, primarily converts — demands the attention and fervent prayer of the universal Church.
Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi and Dr. King are brothers in Christ — proof that the Gospel bears fruit across cultures and continents.
Unless and until a critical mass of Europeans recognizes that woke secularism cannot provide a firm cultural foundation for either self-governing countries or the European Union, Europe will continue to flail about seeking a viable future.
Like the cross atop the Wonder Wheel every Christmas, the baptismal font in church signifies more than a bath where a ritual takes place.
The historic altar of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Monastery of St. Mark in Jerusalem has been unveiled for the first time in nearly 350 years, following an extensive restoration.
