Syro-Malabar Rite Will Conducts DC Pilgrimage D.C. Shrine

Father Joseph Palackal, C.M.I., will lead a pilgrimage to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-8. A solemn High Mass in the Syro-Malabar Rite will be sung by a 100-member choir at the Mass. The music was composed by Father Palackal and George Thaila. For more information, contact Deacon Arthur […]

Bishop Kearney students know that sometimes all that it takes to raise a serviceman’s spirit is a hot meal.

Learning Living History from Warriors

Junior and senior students from  Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, traveled to Washington, D.C., to visit active duty members of the military, wounded soldiers and retired veterans from World War II and the Korean War. This was the fourth consecutive year that Kearney girls have generously given their time and talents to personally say thank you […]

Still Marching for Life After 40 Years (with video and slideshow)

For 40 years, the cries of unborn children lost to abortion have been heard at the annual March for Life held in Washington, D.C. At this year’s march on Jan. 25, an estimated 500,000 anti-abortion advocates – the largest crowd in march history – traversed up Constitution Ave. through the snow to the Supreme Court. […]

Judge Says It’s Too Soon To Sue Over HHS Mandate

WASHINGTON (CNS) – The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Jan. 25 dismissed a lawsuit filed against the federal contraceptive mandate by the Archdiocese of Washington and its co-plaintiffs, saying the case is premature in light of the government’s “promises to amend the mandate.” “Importantly, this ruling was not based on the merits […]

Readers Take Pen to Hand And Write Own Captions

In the Jan. 15 edition of The Tablet, we printed the photo at right without its caption and invited readers to write their own captions. At right, you can read the original caption that accompanied the photo. Below, you can read a cross-section of the ones that were submitted by our readers: “We helped build […]