Jessica Easthope

TV News Reporter

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The 82nd Columbus Day Parade kicks off with faith on Fifth Avenue. Thousands celebrated Mass at @stpatcathedral ahead of the festivities honoring 250 years of Italian contributions in America. @TabletNewspaper

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@XaverianHS used @TabletNewspaper coverage to help students, parents and faculty understand the role of Catholics in the American Revolution at a talk by @BrandeisU Professor Dr. Maura Farrelly.

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@StRoseRockaway held a blessing of the animals on Oct. 2. Pet owners hoping for good health and long lives brought their furry and feathered friends to get a sprinkle of holy water ahead of the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. @TabletNewspaper

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A relic of Blessed Fulton Sheen arrived in New York City on Oct. 1. @AbpNewYork was on-hand to receive the bone at @stpatcathedral where crowds stayed after a midday prayer to venerate the relic. @TabletNewspaper

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Yvonne Gonzalez has spent 28 years as an @NYPDnews crossing guard, 18 of them at @olscafp. The school organized a surprise assembly in her honor ahead of her retirement.

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Pilgrims from St. Sebastian and Corpus Christi Churches in Woodside, Queens are already on their way to meeting a fundraising goal for @wydseoul2027.en —pulling out all the stops — and some raffles to help buy their tickets to the global event. @TabletNewspaper

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A second-class relic of the future Blessed Fulton Sheen is on display at @NewarkBasilica in the @NwkArchdiocese ahead of his beatification on Thursday, Sept. 24. I'll tell you when you can venerate it and how to leave with your own third-class relic.
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Thomas Lupo is holding on to a piece of old New York. His Williamsburg woodworking business, American Wood Column Corporation, is 110 years old. It's turned timber into everything from pulpits to Hollywood props — but it may not survive the year. @TabletNewspaper

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I was there for the unveiling of the redesigned 9/11 memorial at @stfrancisnyc. It was the first ever in a house of worship. Fallen @FDNY Chaplain Father Mychal Judge is at the heart of the tribute. @TabletNewspaper

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New numbers from the @NYSComptroller show homelessness is on the decline. Fr. Brian Jordan who has boots on the ground at Manhattan's @stfbreadline says the streets tell a different story amid cuts to SNAP and Medicaid. @TabletNewspaper

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Have you ever used the good book as a cook book! @TheBiblicalNut1 says follow the three principles of the Biblical Diet and you'll be brought back to the basics of eating and the roots of faith. Sacred Table's Alexis Weber says the health benefits are great too! @TabletNewspaper

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@BrooklynDiocese Deacon Carlos Garcia told me "the ministry of presence" is what he's being called to as he steps into the role of a spokesperson for the family of U.S. Army Sgt. Angel Rampersad. A vigil is being held at her family's home tonight at 7 p.m. @TabletNewspaper

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Did you know every blood donation can potentially help save 3 lives? Well the New York Blood Center @WhyIGave says 59 blood drives across the @BrooklynDiocese in 2025 potentially saved 9,700 lives!

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It's National Natural Family Planning Awareness Week. For couples who have been told they won't conceive without IVF - The Gianna Center offers an alternative. Lindsay and Glenn told me at one point there was no hope - today they have three boys. @CHS_LI

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I spent hours in a Washington Heights apartment building run by New York City's worst landlord. Tenants there are organizing - hoping 'Fix the City' will bring about major change. @NYCHousing @TabletNewspaper

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This is the latest incident of vandalism in the @BrooklynDiocese. Police are searching for a man caught on camera ransacking the front of the rectory at Saint Thomas the Apostle in Woodhaven. I spoke with the pastor who believes it was a targeted attack. @TabletNewspaper

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A string of religious statue thefts have @JoannAriola32 and @HBLCIVIC asking if the saints are safe in Howard Beach. @TabletNewspaper

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Community members, elected officials and civic leaders in #HowardBeach tell me they're outraged over what they feel is a targeted attack following the theft of several religious statues in southwestern Queens. Look out for the story tonight! @TabletNewspaper

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@nycHealthy held a town hall meeting at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola about the current #LegionnairesDisease outbreak on the Upper East Side. So far there are 23 confirmed cases — here's what you need to know. @TabletNewspaper

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Today @fortunatachurch in East New York staff told me they're shaken by recent vandalism. Surveillance video shows a man scratching threats into church doors and damaging a statue. They say "it's obvious he had a weapon." @BrooklynDiocese @TabletNewspaper