Gov. Kathy Hochul Sworn Into Office
August 24, 2021Currents News Staff New York has sworn in the state’s first woman governor. Former Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul took the oath of […]
Topic: Brooklyn, NY
Currents News Update for Monday, 8/23/21
August 23, 2021Another blow to the Haitian community here in the diocese – Guy Sansaricq, the first bishop of Haitian descent both here in […]
Retired Auxiliary Bishop Guy Sansaricq, ‘A Lifeline To The Haitian Community,’ Dies at 86
August 23, 2021By John Lavenburg & Currents News Staff NEW YORK — When Patricia Brintle founded the From Here to Haiti nonprofit in 2010, […]
Catholic News Headlines for Friday, 8/20/21
August 20, 2021Fear is growing among Afghans and foreigners, including Americans, as the Taliban raises its threats – at times makes good on those […]
Expert: “Boosters Are Necessary” – Here’s What You Need to Know
August 20, 2021Currents News Staff So how important are COVID boosters? And should you get one? Everyone has so many questions. One person with […]
Currents News Update for Thursday, 8/19/21
August 19, 2021Bishops in Ireland are joining their American colleagues in urging their government to assist refugees from Afghanistan. President Biden is pledging to […]
Christian J. Santo Foundation Gives Away Full Tuition Scholarships in Honor of Xaverian Graduate
August 19, 2021By Jessica Easthope Christian Santo is hard to forget. His parents Karen and Bill couldn’t be more proud of him. “Christian was […]
Currents News Update for Wednesday, 8/18/21
August 18, 2021U.S. bishops are urging our government to speed up the relocation process, as thousands of Afghans and foreigners scramble to flee Afghanistan, […]
Latest Act of Vandalism in Diocese of Brooklyn: Broken Statue at St. Michael’s Church in Flushing
August 18, 2021By Jessica Easthope Praying in front of their parish, St. Michael’s Church in Flushing, Queens, is the highlight of Lucy Santiago and […]
Currents News Update for Tuesday, 8/17/21
August 17, 2021While many usual places of refuge in Haiti were destroyed during Saturday’s earthquake, an organization in Queens is ready to help. In […]