On March 9, students at St. John’s University participated in a fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, an organization that raises money for pediatric cancer research. The students agreed to have their heads shaved to show solidarity with children battling cancer.
Coleen and Chris Bucca, who have been married for 39 years, say they believe that putting God at the center of their marriage has strengthened their relationship. That’s advice they shared with other couples at Our Lady of Grace in Howard Beach during a Couples Mass on March 4.
Comedy queen One Funny Lisa Marie, whose real name is Lisa Marie Riley, grew up in Gravesend and is a graduate of Our Lady of Grace — Class of 1996. She said she is looking forward to returning there to perform on March 13.
There are hundreds of people in the Diocese of Brooklyn who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday, and each person has their own reasons for wanting to join the faith. The Tablet spoke to three of the newcomers.
Joe Oppedisano, owner of Il Bacco Ristorante in Little Neck, is building a tribute to Padre Pio on a vacant lot he owns near his restaurant to show his devotion to the Italian saint.
Sister Caroline Tweedy arrived at St. John’s Bread & Life in Bedford-Stuyvesant as the chief operating officer in 2016. Ten years later, she is now the executive director and says she has seen many changes.
The Tablet offers a special look at Bishop Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez’s legacy and impact in the Diocese of Brooklyn as he begins leading his new flock.
Bishop Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, the former pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Corona, Queens, was ordained and installed as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida, on the afternoon of Feb. 24.
Sam and Tom Stith, two brothers who played on the basketball team at St. Francis Prep in Brooklyn, are being immortalized in a new documentary about the Catholic influence on the NCAA.
In the Diocese of Brooklyn, Ash Wednesday marks not only the start of Lent, but the beginning of the diocese’s annual Lenten Pilgrimage.
