‘Do This in Memory of Me’ Art Exhibit Inspired by the National Eucharistic Revival
July 17, 2024By Jessica Easthope How do you depict one of the greatest mysteries the world has ever known? Do you do it with […]
Topic: Arts
Cartoonist Creates Catholic Superheroes in Comic Series
July 8, 2024By Katie Vasquez Sketching with just a pencil and paper. Cartoonist and illustrator Melinda Steffen, also known as Mindy Indy, loves to […]
Queens Parishioner Restores Sacred Images Across Diocese of Brooklyn
March 5, 2024by Katie Vasquez In the basement of Flophina Modeste Morris’ Jamaica, Queens home, she often refurbishes sacred images, including the Saint Joseph […]
17th-Century Masterpiece Thought to be Lost Forever, Discovered in New Rochelle Church
September 28, 2021By Beth Griffin and Emily Drooby NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (CNS) — A parish in a neighborhood that once had the highest concentration […]
The Emmaus Center: Historic Brooklyn Opera House to be New Arts Center in the Diocese of Brooklyn
July 1, 2021By Emily Drooby A hidden piece of history in Williamsburg, Brooklyn was built in 1897. It’s one of the first opera houses […]
A Behind-The-Scenes Look Inside Notre Dame Cathedral’s Reconstruction Two Years After Fire
April 8, 2021Currents News Staff Two years after a devastating fire blazed through the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, specialists are still working hard […]
Artist Otto Neals Reflects on His Literary Landmark Sculpture, ‘Peter and Willy,’ in Prospect Park
February 26, 2021By Jessica Easthope At 90-years-old, Otto Neals has made his mark on New York City and Black history. Though he has art scattered all […]
At Rome’s Colosseum, Display Showcases Riches of Pompeii Within its Walls
February 15, 2021Currents News Staff The Colosseum’s wide walkways now include a remnant of Pompeii, the city with which Rome strengthened its ties in […]
Antoni Gaudí, Spanish Architect Behind Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia, Could Soon Become a Saint
February 2, 2021Currents News Staff He was a world-famous architect and a devout Catholic. Antoni Gaudí’s faith is clearly on display in the details […]
Catholic Art Takes on New Forms During the Pandemic
January 21, 2021By Jessica Easthope Tony Lipari, Mindy Steffen and Jake Hart are three artists who have managed to keep hope and their careers […]