Answering the “Radical” Call to Priesthood
April 14, 2016Pope Francis has set aside this Sunday as the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, asking all faithful to pray for those […]
Topic: Religious Life
Relics of Saint Sharbel in Brooklyn Heights
April 12, 2016Relics of Saint Sharbel were venerated this weekend at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lebanon in Brooklyn Heights. Currents correspondent Michelle […]
Local Missionaries Honor Yemen Martyrs
April 5, 2016Declared by Pope Francis to be martyrs, four Missionaries of Charity were killed by jihadists in Yemen one month ago. In Brooklyn, […]
Diocese of Brooklyn Chrism Mass
March 23, 2016Chrism Mass is one of the most solemn and significant liturgies of the Catholic Church. It is marked by the ceremonial blessing […]
Study says Americans are Sliding Toward the Secular
March 16, 2016A new study released by two scholars from University College London and Duke University shows that American ties to the church and […]
Queens Nun Collects Veggies for Seniors
March 1, 2016Once a week for nearly forty years, 77-year-old Sr. Elisabeth Anne travels all the way to Hunts Point Produce Market in the […]
Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary
December 20, 2015The Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary was founded in 1610 by St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal […]
World Comm Day & Bishop Ordinations
December 6, 2015Join Bishop DiMarzio in kicking-off festivities for DeSales Media Group’s 2015 World Communications Day at the Brooklyn Marriott, where the Catholic media […]
Music for Pope Francis
November 26, 2015A gathering of priests and religious at St. Mary’s School in Nairobi, Kenya, broke into song in the presence of Pope Francis, […]
Religious Sister’s Food Network Witness
November 23, 2015Sister Alicia Torres of the Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago competed on the Food Network program “Chopped.” But, as she tells […]