It’s a snapshot of what it means to be Catholic over the last 50 years – and now you can get your hands on it.
Pope Francis is getting ready to visit South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Catholic Schools Week is being celebrated across the country.
Officials are releasing the video footage of Tyre Nichols’ arrest.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is calling for calm ahead of the public release of the video.
The chairman of NYCHA announced he’s stepping down.
Christmas may be behind us but students at St Athanasius Catholic Academy made a special donation of decorations for a good cause.
Fifth graders at the Brooklyn school made mini snowmen for the pediatric emergency room at Maimonides Hospital.
The Borough Park medical center has a long history of giving back using decorations.
Last year their “Celebration of Light” event gave more than 3 dozen churches across Brooklyn and Queens money to help spread Christmas cheer.
A memorial to the man who started the strong right arm of the Catholic church could be coming near you.
The Knights of Columbus are looking to place 10 statues of their founder, Blessed Father Michael McGivney, around dioceses across New York state.
The priest started the knights in 1882 to provide support and financial resources to men and families who were coping with the loss of their sole provider.
More than a century later, the knights are the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization with more than one-point-7 million members.
By Jessica Easthope
Lunch is served at Community Help in Park Slope, the Brooklyn staple has been a constant for those in need, but these days lines are longer and portions are smaller. They used to max out at 180 people-a-day, now CHiPS is feeding double.
“We want to make sure everyone gets a meal, we don’t want to turn anyone away, even after we’re closed we’re still giving out sandwiches,” said Pauline Auguste the director of food services.
Pauline sees everything, the line outside and the food inside and tries to keep up with both, but recently she says she seen human beings who have become the face of desperation in New York City.
“The first day they came we saw kids with no shoes, no jackets, there was a little boy who stuck his hand inside of his t shirt and I had to walk away because I got so teary eyed, they’re not from here but they’re human and it’s heart-wrenching to see these things,” she said.
There are more than 41,000 migrants, many don’t speak English, they can’t find legal work and are living out of hotels and emergency shelters with no place to cook.
“I have a passion for feeding hungry people but the demand is increasing, we’re kind of getting eaten out of house and home, we’re a very small kitchen and the demand is reaching our capacity,” said Matthew Caban the chef at CHiPS.
Matthew holds his food to a higher standard but he’s running out, trying to make quality meals from scraps. Still CHiPS is firm on a promise to the community no one will be turned away.
“It’s going to get to the point where I’m scraping the bottom of my fridge just to make a meal and I know we’re a soup kitchen but I don’t want to start serving soup every day, I try to make sure the food is of a certain quality and with the demand it’s starting to stress on that,” he said.
The pantry gets food from various city agencies, co-ops and private donations from residents and is spending nearly $1,000 a day on more food. Staff fear the day when everything runs out, and if the need stays at this pace – it won’t be long.
“We rely very heavily on our volunteers they have been very helpful but it’s depleting our funding because we’re utilizing more money to serve more people,” said Pauline.
“I’m a firm believer of treating others the way you want to be treated,” said Matthew. “Whatever I have I want to do, but it’s not enough, it’s not enough.”
“Community Help in Park Slope”, or CHIPS, says an influx of migrants looking to them for help has been overwhelming.
A special counsel has been appointed to investigate the documents found at President Biden’s Delaware home and former office.
Two Florida residents have been indicted for vandalizing pro-life pregnancy centers.
By Jessica Easthope
The eighth graders at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Academy in Flatlands don’t hesitate to make themselves at home, after all that’s the goal of the Dumb Ox Cafe and Loft.
“It’s a second home to me really, I can get in touch with my friends and family here and practice my faith,” said Garven Gerdes.
It’s a place for the youth and young adults of the parish to come, be themselves and interact with each other and God.
“I used to think church was boring and we just have to worship God and that’s it but now they make it fun for me and for everyone else and I feel like doing things for God is fun,” said Kaylin Lopez-Correa.
Pastor, Fr. Dwayne Davis says the café, which opened last month in the parish hall has been a long time in the making.
“It’s a good opportunity for evangelization and for them to recognize that a parish really loves them and that they’re important to us,” he said.
It’s open, for now, just a few times a month. When they’re here kids can play games, watch tv, eat, drink and be with each other in a safe environment.
St. Thomas Aquinas was called a “dumb ox” because he was a big man who was slow in speech, but the cafe has turned that insult on its head and embraced the parish’s patron saint.
The parish already has an active youth ministry, members helped the cafe come to life and take evangelization to new heights.
“It was fun bringing it all together so we have a space that’s all our own, I hope I can be a role model to them, they look at me like I want to be like her and help out and do as much as I can,” said Adriana Dorner, a high school senior and youth ministry member.
The space is an extension of their church and allows faith to be far reaching.
“It’s a community where kids can get together but it’s about Jesus, Jesus is everywhere in here,” said Chase O’Brien.
“The church was the center of life and of the community and everyone would come to church to be a part of that and in a real way we’re rebuilding that,” said Fr. Davis.
Catholics in Texas are asking for prayers after several tornadoes hit the state.
A new movie about Mother Cabrini is getting some help from right here in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
There’s a trendy new hotspot for brunch in Brooklyn.
There have been nearly 300 attacks on Catholic churches in the U.S. in less than three years.
A Catholic non-profit started tracking the attacks in May of 2020 and found in most cases the motive behind the attacks wasn’t material gain.
Many say it’s disrespect toward religion.
In less than three years there have been nearly 300 attacks on Catholic churches in the U.S.
California has seen three mass shootings in just three days.
The tower at the Cathedral Basilica of St James is once again shining bright.
We’ll get a special visit from the editor emeritus of The Tablet newspaper.