Mercy on the Streets: Young Adult Walking Pilgrimage

Holy Doors, a noted historian, church and street art and a wedding were among the different and sometimes unexpected ways Catholics experienced faith and fellowship on a walking pilgrimage in Brooklyn, Oct. 15.

Astoria Faithful Seek Healing on Assumption

This week’s Tablet TALK highlights a hardworking youth ministry group in Woodside, a retreat with the African Community of St. Fortunata, upcoming San Lorenzo Ruiz festivities and more.

Woodside Pilgrims Visit Holy Doors

Four buses of pilgrims from St. Sebastian Church visited the six Holy Doors for the Jubilee Year of Mercy in Brooklyn and Queens.

Ordained Transitional Deacons

On May 30, 2015, Gesson Agenis, Lukasz Kubiak and Jaroslaw Szeraszewicz were ordained as transitional deacons on their way to priesthood by Auxiliary Bishop Raymond Chappetto at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn.

Bath Beach Parishioners Visit St. James’ Holy Door

Six busloads of pilgrims from St. Finbar Church, Bath Beach, including four buses of children from the religious education program, arrived May 7 at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, to pay a visit to the Holy Door that commemorates the Jubilee Year of Mercy.

Bridging the Boroughs

About 1,500 people participated in the annual Way of the Cross sponsored by Communion and Liberation on Good Friday. Services began at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, where Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio participated.

St. James Hosts 24 Hours Of Prayer for the Lord

God is always willing to welcome His sons and daughters back to His merciful embrace. That was the message resonating at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James, Downtown Brooklyn, as the Diocese of Brooklyn started “24 Hours for the Lord.”

Latin Mass at St. James Cathedral, March 6

A Missa Cantata (sung Mass in Latin) will be celebrated at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, on Laetare Sunday, March 6, at 12:30 p.m.