Only a few months after its launch, the local chapter of the national Young Catholic Professionals organization has taken steps toward its goal of creating spaces for young adults to network and grow in faith.
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USCCB Migration Chair’s Brooklyn Visit Brings Message of Hope to Haitians
Bishop Brendan Cahill, who is chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration, spoke with The Tablet after recording an episode of the “Big City Catholics” podcast alongside Bishop Robert Brennan and Bishop Emeritus Nicholas DiMarzio.
St. Joan of Arc Catholic School Faces ‘Nice Dilemma’ With Influx of Students in Queens
St. Joan of Arc Catholic School in Jackson Heights, Queens started off the school year on Sept. 9 with a significant increase in enrollment. According to Principal Agnes Mosejczuk, 105 new students enrolled this year, compared to 60 newcomers last year, bringing St. Joan of Arc’s total to 281.
They Were Students on 9/11; Now They Teach Its Lessons in New York City
For many who were children on Sept. 11, 2001, the day is filled with memories of learning about the attacks from their teachers. Some of those children grew up to be teachers themselves. The Tablet spoke to four of them to learn how they plan to teach 9/11 to their students on the 25th anniversary.
Full of Joy, Bishop Rodríguez Details ‘Amazing’ Start in Palm Beach
In his first six months as shepherd of the Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida, Bishop Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez has been on a mission to connect with and get to know the faithful of his new home — one parish at a time. So far, Bishop Rodríguez has made “pastoral visits” to eight parishes, each […]
Local Artist Finishes Pane-Staking Window Restoration at St. Edmund
When parishioners returned to St. Edmund the Martyr Church after a fire, one familiar face was still missing: the Blessed Mother in the stained-glass window above the front entrance. Now, that image has been restored.
Brooklyn, Queens Catholic High School Athletic Association Welcomes New Director
Following the 48-year tenure of past president Ray Nash, the CHSAA executive board elected Sal Fischetti, the longtime St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, athletic director, as the league’s new president.
Faith and Flags Fill Queens Church in Solidarity for Colombia Quake Victims
Hundreds gathered in Queens as Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated a Mass in the Diocese of Brooklyn dedicated to the people of Colombia.
From Saints to Showbiz, Diocese of Brooklyn Offers Plenty of Eye-Catching Sights to Visit
The Diocese of Brooklyn might not be listed in traditional travel guides, but it has plenty to offer visitors who are interested in immersing themselves in history, patriotism, movies, and television.
‘A Model For Us’: Brooklyn Priests Get Taste of Catholicism in Arkansas
Brooklyn priests Father Hugues Berrette and Father Charlie Keeney traveled the Diocese of Little Rock with eight other priests from July 7–9 on a pastor immersion trip hosted by Catholic Extension, a nonprofit organization that supports the Church in poor and remote mission dioceses nationwide.