The Tablet

A new edition of The Tablet has begun with a new studio, state-of-the-art cameras, and immersive greenscreens.

We have a new voice, but the same mission: putting your faith in the news.

We're welcoming you to our studio built for Brooklyn and Queens, where we're reporting Catholic news from the @brooklyndiocese that you won’t see anywhere else.

The U.S. military is facing a critical shortage of Catholic chaplains, and Douglas Oldmixon knows firsthand why that matters.

A retired member of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Oldmixon says access to a Catholic priest was often difficult during his combat tours in the Middle East. Now, he and his wife are helping fund a new scholarship named for Father Vincent Capodanno to support seminarians preparing to serve as military chaplains.

Watch our interview with Oldmixon on the need for more Catholic priests in the military and the effort to help train the next generation of chaplains.

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“I made it out of captivity because of my mother’s prayers to God.”

At 100 years old, Raymond Medina credits his survival as a prisoner of war in Korea — and his eventual return to New York City — to his family’s faith.

The Puerto Rican Korean War Veteran's testimony opens a window onto a larger story of a very religious — especially Catholic — and predominantly Puerto Rican group of soldiers: the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.

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🇺🇸 Sunday In The City is airing a special newscast, “Tribute To Our Troops” at  7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. EST on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11.

The Tablet team is paying tribute to the men and women who help make America free. A testament to all American heroes, this special newscast highlights the sacrifices soldiers have made while in service — including those who gave their lives for God and country.

Join @cpersichette today to learn the legacies of U.S. veterans and meet the people who are supporting service members in real-time.

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This month the Knights of Peter Claver — the oldest and largest historically Black Catholic lay organization in the United states, founded in 1909 in Mobile, Alabama, and named for the Jesuit St. Peter Claver who ministered to enslaved Africans in Cartagena —welcomed @bishopofbklyn of the @brooklyndiocese and Father Ikenna Okagbue of St. Jude Shrine into the organization by conferring on them the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degrees.

In a separate ceremony Bishop Brennan and Father Alonzo Cox of St. Martin de Porres parish were both exemplified to the 4th degree.

Joining them were:
Father Krystian Piasta of St. Bonaventure–St. Benedict the Moor

Deacon Rodney Beckford of St. Charles Borromeo Church

Deacon Leroy Branch of St. Martin de Porres

Deacon Victor Elijio of Our Lady of the Presentation & Our Lady of Mercy Chapel

Each of them, along with the newly elevated clergy, received special white and gold stoles from Knights of St. Peter Claver Executive Director Grant Jones, in the presence of Northern States District Deputy Darryl Anderson and local council representatives.

These memberships and honors underscore the order’s enduring commitment to serve Christ through friendship, unity, and Christian charity across the Diocese of Brooklyn.