At the invitation of President Donald Trump, Father Frank Mann was one of only two Catholics to attend the 2025 White House Easter Prayer dinner held on April 16.
Easter
Catholic & Orthodox Parishes Raise Their Voices in Unison for Easter
With Catholic and Orthodox Easter falling on the same day this year, four parishes in Brooklyn are merging their choirs for a special concert.
Three Diocese Unite for Reconciliation Monday Services
Catholics in the Diocese of Brooklyn, the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Rockville Centre will have the opportunity to become closer to God if they go to a church to confess their sins on April 14 — the day known as Reconciliation Monday.
Submissions Now Open! The Tablet Launches Easter Art Contest
Students from Brooklyn and Queens are being encouraged to release their inner Michelangelo, da Vinci, Dali, or Cezanne as The Tablet kicks off this year’s Easter art contest.
Easter in Iraq: Deacon Recalls His Military Journey of Sacrifice, Service
For John Williams, then a Marine serving in Iraq, the 2004 Easter Triduum bore no spiritual revival — or so he thought. On Holy Thursday of that year (April 8), his unit got orders to join Operation Vigilant Resolve, also known as the First Battle of Fallujah.
Diocese of Brooklyn Prepares for Triumphant Palm Sunday Procession
Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights is normally busy with vehicular traffic but on Palm Sunday, March 24, it will be filled with foot traffic — and lots of it — as Catholics from around the diocese join Bishop Robert Brennan in a grand procession.
Life Altering Experience: From Police Officer to Diocese of Brooklyn Deacon
Lent, the period of reflection and repentance as Catholics prepare for the coming of Easter, is also known as a season of change. Deacon Dan Maher, of Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians Church in Woodside, could probably tell you a lot about change.
Holy Land Spirals Into Violence Amid Celebrations of Passover, Easter and Ramadan
A British-Israeli mother and her two daughters were killed in a drive-by-shooting terrorist attack in the Jordan valley on April 7, during a week that, instead of seeing the holidays of Passover, Easter and Ramadan celebrated in parallel peacefully, spiraled the region into violence.
Dozens Killed in Nigeria as Violence Marks Holy Week
On April 8, Fulani herdsmen attacked Mgban in Benue State, located in north central Nigeria.
Temptation of Power, Money can Obscure Easter joy, Pope Says
The allure of power and money can be used to proclaim falsehoods and obscure the joyous announcement of Christ’s victory over death, Pope Francis said.