In the house where Servant of God Dorothy Day lived and died, members of the Catholic Worker movement she co-founded in the 1930s are carrying on her legacy by operating a soup kitchen to feed nutritious meals to the downtrodden and hungry.
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Letters to the Editor Week of June 8, 2024
The Mayor and the Pope, Communion Culture, Re: As The Tablet Sees It
Priests Band Together to Celebrate Virgin Mary with Music, Community
Armed with guitars, drums, bass and a microphone, two bands comprised of local priests rocked out in the name of the Virgin Mary at a live music venue on The Wharf in Washington’s waterfront neighborhood.
Executions Worldwide at Highest Point in Almost a Decade, New Report Shows
The number of executions around the world increased 30% from 2022 to 2023 when it was also at its highest point in eight years, according to an Amnesty International annual report on global use of the death penalty.
Vietnamese Monsignor Serves as a ‘Father’ to Younger ‘Spiritual Sons’
Msgr. Cuong Pham is a father of fathers. The 50-year-old pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Astoria is a mentor to young priests with whom he keeps in close contact and to whom he offers advice and counsel as they navigate their way through life.
Ukrainian Youth Make Pilgrimage for Peace
A group of Ukrainian youth have made a pilgrimage to Medjugorje, asking Mary to bring peace as Russia doubles down on its 11-year war in Ukraine and brutally targets civilians.
Report: U.S. Catholics ‘Desire to Rebuild and Strengthen Our Communion’
To address noticeable tensions, American Catholics want Church leaders to foster unity through promoting interculturality and greater co-responsibility, and for them to better articulate Church teaching, according to the latest synod synthesis report for the American Church.
Diocese of Brooklyn Catholics Cheer News That Carlo Acutis Will Become First Millennial Saint
Since his beatification less than four years ago, Blessed Carlo Acutis has been an integral part of the prayer life in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Lourdes’ Pilgrim Claims Eyesight Healed at Pilgrimage Site
A Spanish woman who returned from a trip to the pilgrimage site in Lourdes, France on May 19 claims to have been cured of a severe visual impairment.
Brooklyn Parishioners to Join in Global Prayers for Church in China
May 24 is the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China, a day announced by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007. The pope asked that the day be dedicated to Our Lady Help of Christians which is venerated at the Marian Shrine of Sheshan in Shanghai.