A Look at How the Vatican’s DREAM Program Is Making Access to AIDS Treatment Possible Amid Pandemic
December 2, 2020Currents News Staff “This center shows us that there are always people ready to stop and show compassion, who do not yield […]
Topic: African Catholics
America’s First Black Catholic Priest Honored in Illinois
July 14, 2020Currents News Staff Catholics recently gathered in Quincy, Illinois to remember the man recognized as the first Black Catholic priest. It came […]
On American Critics, Pope Says He Doesn’t Want a Schism But He’s Not Afraid of It
September 10, 2019By Inés San Martín ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Crux) — In response to a question about his recent declaration that he’s honored […]
Pope Francis Bids Farewell to Madagascar, Travels Back to Rome
September 10, 2019By Melissa Butz On September 10, the president of Madagascar waited for Pope Francis at the airport entrance to thank him and […]
Pope Francis to Island of Mauritius: Defend the ‘Culture of Encounter’
September 9, 2019By Melissa Butz Early on September 9, Pope Francis flew to the island of Mauritius to begin the final, eight-hour leg of […]
Mozambique Begins Pope Francis’s Three-Nation Trip to Africa
September 4, 2019By Inés San Martín ROME (Crux) – Pope Francis lands today in Mozambique, the first of the 3 Ms of the Indian […]
Pope Francis Prepares to Visit Sub-Saharan Catholic Community
September 3, 2019Currents News Staff Pope Francis will visit the Sub-Saharan countries of Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius from September 4 – 10, for his […]
Pope Heads to ‘Three M’s’ of the Indian Ocean, Seeking Peace and Reconciliation
September 3, 2019By Inés San Martín ROME (CRUX) — A quick internet search for Madagascar, Mozambique and Mauritius would lead travelers to believe they’ve […]
Matters of Life and Death: Pope to Bring His Message to Southern Africa
August 29, 2019By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Rejecting violence, promoting interreligious harmony, caring for the environment and stamping out government corruption are […]
St. Joseph’s Celebrates African Heritage Mass
August 28, 2017The Bishop of Brooklyn Nicholas DiMarzio’s newly established Commission for Social Justice is a dramatic, Diocesan-wide response to the deadly racial violence […]