Cartoon Sketchbook: July 7
July 7, 2026
Editorial cartoons using satire and humor to explore politics, world events, sports, public figures and social issues.
Editorial cartoons using satire and humor to explore politics, world events, sports, public figures and social issues.
ONE OF THE BUILDINGS EVACUATED in precautions involving an unstable construction site houses the headquarters of The Episcopal Church.
Parishioners bid an emotional farewell as Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bay Ridge held its final service after decades of worship.
VETERAN NEW YORK RADIO PERSONALITY DARREN GREGGS, whose voice and influence helped shape gospel radio for decades, died on Tuesday.
The Fellowship Hall, which has also served as a rectory, “is structurally sound and does not need to be demolished.”
Before joining faith-based media, Katinas reported for the Brooklyn Eagle and sister publications for many years.
“America 250: The Faith Story” is an hour-long broadcast beginning at 7 p.m. It explores the vital role religion and Catholics have played.
THE NEED FOR BETTER SECURITY AT HOUSES OF WORSHIP was underscored when an intruder walked onto the stage at Antioch Baptist Church.
The mayor’s Interfaith Breakfast, which brings in about 300 religious leaders, became a tradition in 2002 during the Bloomberg administration.
A DISASTER CHAPLAIN CERTIFICATION PROGRAM will be available to New York City clergy and other faith leaders in March.
Geared for clergy members, the briefing was titled “What Chicago and Minneapolis Taught Us” and featured elected leaders and experts.
The Diocese of Brooklyn serves 1.3 million Catholics in Brooklyn and Queens with 172 parishes and 63 elementary school academies.
“We are seeing community members who are trying to follow the path to legal status be detained seemingly for just being an immigrant.”
In a region known for its tumultuous change, one idea remained remarkably consistent for centuries: Latin America is Catholic.
The Cathedral Club of Brooklyn, a Catholic lay organization founded in the Diocese of Brooklyn in 1900, held a mass at Saint Anselm Church.
One of the oldest reformed churches in Brooklyn, invited families, friends and neighbors to celebrate its second annual Fall Harvest Fest.
SAINTS OF THE CHURCH STAND NEXT TO CONTEMPORARY IMMIGRANTS AND CIVIC FIGURES in a new mural
TWO OF THE DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN’S TEN NEW CATHOLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPALS are in Brooklyn and featured in a Tablet article this week.
A GOSPEL FEST comes to central Brooklyn on Sunday, Oct. 12. One Brooklyn Health has collaborated with Pastor Gilford Monrose
THE 77TH ANNUAL CARROLL GARDENS TRADITION takes place this Sunday, Sept. 14 at Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church.
ONE MUST BE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN ORDER TO ATTEND HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES THIS YEAR at Congregation Shaare Zion.
A PROCESSION OVER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE AND A MASS WILL BE HELD FOR the Fire Department of New York’s Battalion 57
THE BROOKLYN HEIGHTS INTERFAITH CLERGY ASSOCIATION will hold the neighborhood’s annual 9/11 service on the promenade
AS ST. MARK CATHOLIC ACADEMY MARKS ITS CENTENNIAL YEAR, the corner where the school sits will be officially named in its honor.
CHABAD OF BROOKLYN HEIGHTS RECENTLY WELCOMED OR LEVY, a former hostage from the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023
On Sunday mornings in Brooklyn, nicknamed the borough of churches, the muffled sounds of choir singers can be heard from the sidewalks.
The Giglio Feast, one of the world’s most renowned Italian festivals, celebrated 138 years in 2025. The feast was a smashing success.
When the smoke cleared, an annual fundraiser benefitting St. Athanasius Catholic School raised several thousand dollars.
SUMMER SINGS ARE A POPULAR TRADITION in Brooklyn Heights. During July and August, two history-rich churches will host the concerts.
It was a home run for the Diocese of Brooklyn as they held Catholic Schools Night at Maimonides Park on June 25.
CCB hosted its Speaker’s Night and Installation and Scholarships Dinner, ushering in a new slate of officers for 2025-2026.
It’s hard to miss the blue and white North Brooklyn Angels delivery truck outside the Church of the Ascension when walking in Greenpoint.
Pema Sherpa and Brandon Barca’s book, “The Daily Buddhist,” aims to help city dwellers adopt Buddhist practices.
Bishop Robert Brennan spoke about the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, during his homily at Mass at the Cathedral Basilica.
Following the death of Pope Francis, many have traveled to a mural of him in Bay Ridge to pay their respects.
EIGHTS AND HILLS COMMUNITY COUNCIL will honor Grace Church Brooklyn Heights for its role “as a key founder and longtime partner.”