Father Kevin Sweeney, pastor of St. Michael’s parish in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and now bishop-elect of the Diocese of Paterson in New Jersey, is making a big transition during a very turbulent time.
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Only in Print: Catholic Comedy Finds New Life in Face of Pandemic
Mash, fry, boil, hash — there are so many things you can do with a potato. At a time when many of us are likely making our way through that list amid stay-at-home orders, online school, and canceled Masses, it might bare considering: “If you can do all this with a potato, think of all God can do with you.”
Despite Coronavirus Fears, Egypt Refuses to Release Coptic Activists
by Shady Negm On March 21, Egyptian authorities released 15 political opposition figures after there were calls to free thousands of prisoners as a preemptive measure to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus among inmates. However, authorities have refused to release a Coptic Christian researcher who was detained on vague charges, ignoring his family’s […]
Soup Kitchen Volunteers Rally to Feed the Homeless
The current coronavirus crisis isn’t keeping parishioners at Our Lady of Grace Church from doing God’s work.
Advocates Ensuring Kids’ Catholic Education in COVID-19 Era
Futures in Education has started an emergency relief fund to offer financial help for unemployed parents who suddenly find themselves struggling to pay their child’s tuition.
Trump Says He’s ‘Best President in History of the Church’ in Call With Catholic Leaders
President Donald Trump identified himself as the “best [president] in the history of the Catholic Church” in a conference call for Catholic leaders and educators April 25, where he warned that issues at stake in the upcoming presidential election, particularly on abortion and religious liberty, “have never been more important for the Church.”
Grieving Family of Father Jorge Ortiz-Garay, Brooklyn Priest Who Died of COVID-19, Say They Can’t Get His Body Home to Mexico
“If not for our faith, I don’t know how we could have been able to go through the last weeks,” Socorro Ortiz-Garay told The Tablet from Mexico during a recent interview. Socorro is the eldest sibling of Father Jorge Ortiz-Garay, the pastor of St. Brigid’s parish in Brooklyn, who died March 27 at the age of 49 due to complications from COVID-19.
A Year After Easter Bombings in Sri Lanka, Recovery Still a Work in Progress
On the one-year anniversary of a series of Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka that killed nearly 300 people and injured 500 more, the nation mourned in silence, as the government continues its investigation and families struggle to move forward.
Vatican Donates Ventilators to Hospitals in Syria, Sets Up Emergency Fund
In the name of Pope Francis, the Congregation for Eastern Churches said it is sending 10 ventilators to Syria and three to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Jerusalem to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
Catholic Leaders Join Grassroots Campaign to Help Migrants During COVID-19 Crisis
A number of prominent Catholic leaders have joined grassroots organizations from Central America, Mexico, and the United States in releasing a five-point action plan to protect migrants and refugees during the global COVID-19 pandemic.