The Tablet’s annual Bright Christmas Campaign has officially launched early this year due to the ongoing pandemic.
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The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Campaign Is Back
There is no doubt that this has been a difficult year for all of us due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But the spirit of Christmas is alive and well! This joyous time of year gives us all a wonderful opportunity to count our blessings, and celebrate our faith, which we place in Jesus Christ.
Only in Print: Former Red Zone Schools Cleared To Reopen After Mandatory Testing
After receiving word from the state that red zone schools could reopen, locally affected Catholic schools began working on their mandatory mass testing.
Good Shepherd Student Raises Money for Nearby Church’s Vandalized Statue
Lucy Moriarty, a second-grader at Good Shepherd Catholic Academy, wanted to do something when she heard a statue at Resurrection Roman Catholic Church was vandalized.
Red and Orange Zone Schools Must Have Mass COVID-19 Testing, Prior to Reopening, Governor Says
On Oct. 30, Governor Andrew Cuomo released new guidelines for schools in red and orange zones that would allow them to reopen for in-person learning. The guidelines state that mandatory mass testing in schools must be conducted before they can reopen, followed by daily symptom and exposure screenings.
View From the Pew: St. Pancras
Loretta Watz is an example of the kind of devout Catholic who is the backbone of the Diocese of Brooklyn — the parishioners who faithfully attend Mass every week. In Watz’s case, that would be St. Pancras Church.
Only in Print: Five Months After George Floyd’s Death, a Look at Race in Diocese of Brooklyn
It has been five months since George Floyd died at the hands of police in Minneapolis — a tragedy that unleashed massive protest demonstrations in cities across the country and ushered in a new era of racial reckoning in America.
Transition House Helps Diocese Priests During Their Recovery Journeys
Msgr. Joseph Calise, pastor at the Parish of Transfiguration-St. Stanislaus Kostka, is a recovering alcoholic who has remained sober for the last 30 years.
There’s Still Time to Donate to Futures in Education’s First-Ever Virtual Gala
This year, the annual Futures in Education Gala has officially gone virtual to help families keep their children in local parish schools and Catholic academies. Futures in Education relies on this gala every fall to raise money for scholarships.
Only in Print: School Closures Take Toll on Kids
The start of the 2020-2021 academic year last month began positively as schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn reopened on time, with proper health and safety measures enforced.