Diocese of Brooklyn principals are starting the year on the right foot. The group of 64 gathered Tuesday for Mass at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston and a meeting where they collaborated, shared resources, and discussed their successes and challenges in the year ahead.
The Olympic Games may have ended, but the spiritual journey continues. The Holy Games initiative’s second phase, to support athletes and visitors with faith and prayer, moves forward at the Paralympics. Olympic chaplain Father Joseph Fitzgerald, a Long Island priest and Olympian, joins Currents News to share insights on the success of the first phase and plans for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
A remarkable discovery shed new light on the Old Testament. A piece of 3,800-year-old dyed wool fiber was unearthed in the Cave of Skulls in Jordan. The scarlet dye, one of the most valuable mentioned up to 25 times in the Old Testament, offers fascinating insights into ancient practices.