Emergency Task Force Honored With Times Square Billboard After Helping Millions During the Pandemic
May 28, 2020By Emily Drooby On May 27, the DeSales Media Group Emergency Task Force was honored with a billboard in Times Square. “We’ve been […]
Topic: Brooklyn Diocese
Brooklyn Diocese Churches to Reopen May 26 for Private Prayer and Confession as Part of Phase 1 Plan
May 22, 2020By Jessica Easthope The unlocking of church doors signifies a new beginning for the faithful in the Brooklyn Diocese. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio […]
Archdiocese of New York Announces ‘Faith Forward’ Plan to Reopen Area Churches
May 21, 2020By Christopher White, National Correspondent NEW YORK — Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn are making […]
How One Priest Is Helping African-Americans Cope With COVID-19
May 6, 2020By Paula Katinas and Currents News Staff BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — The African-American community has been devastated by COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control […]
Brooklyn Nurse With Cystic Fibrosis Continues Working During Pandemic
May 6, 2020By Michelle Powers Megan DiBenedetto knows what it’s like to gasp for air. She knows what it’s like to not have the […]
During COVID-19, the Knights of Columbus Are Facing Another Type of Challenge
May 5, 2020Currents News Staff COVID-19 The Knights of Columbus have always had a reputation for helping when people are in need, and the […]
Pastors Bring Hope Through Parish Neighborhoods With Blessed Sacrament
April 20, 2020By Emily Drooby In a sign of hope, community and faith, clergy from Saint Helen Church in Howard Beach, Queens are taking […]
Brooklyn Priest Named New Bishop of Paterson
April 15, 2020By Jessica Easthope and Christopher White NEW YORK — Pope Francis has named a Brooklyn priest, Father Kevin Sweeney, as the next […]
Currents News full broadcast for Thurs, 4/9/20
April 9, 2020On the newscast: On Holy Thursday commemorating Christ’s Last Supper, a Queens parish is doing all it can to ensure New Yorkers […]
Queens Parish Soup Kitchen Feeds Thousands Impacted by Virus Crisis During Holy Week
April 9, 2020By Jessica Easthope For Catholics around the world, Holy Thursday is synonymous with the Last Supper, but this year, families can’t break […]