Pandemic Changes Ash Wednesday as Catholics Receive Ashes on Their Heads, Recall a Year of Sacrifice
February 17, 2021By Jessica Easthope Lent in the pandemic age means another change to how we practice our faith. This year, Catholics in the […]
Topic: Brooklyn, NY
Catholic Veteran and Retired NYPD Detective Celebrated With Drive-By 100th Birthday Party
February 17, 2021By Emily Drooby Patriotic sounds rang out on a Williamsburg, Brooklyn street Wednesday afternoon as a drive-by 100th birthday party was held […]
Long Islanders Join Together, Put Christmas Lights Back Up to Honor Neighbor Lost to COVID
February 17, 2021By Jessica Easthope Christmas came and went, but the lights and decorations are still up at Sara Pascucci’s house. That’s because her […]
Catholic High School Student Turns Quarantine Cooking Hobby Into Fundraiser for Rare Diseases
February 16, 2021By Emily Drooby Gabby DiSalvo calls her Instagram page “@cooking.on.wheels.” Like many, the Xaverian High School student picked up cooking as a […]
Catholic News Headlines for Tuesday, 2/16/21
February 16, 2021President Biden takes to the road, trying to sell his COVID relief package. U.S. bishops are disbanding a committee meant to take […]
How Long Will the COVID Vaccine Immunity Last?
February 16, 2021Currents News Staff In New York, more than 1 million residents are fully vaccinated, but questions and concerns still remain. The Centers […]
Pre-K Programs Are ‘Desperately Needed’ and Must Reopen, Says Queens Council Member Robert Holden
February 16, 2021Currents News Staff New York City decided to cancel more than 100 Universal Pre-K programs, including five at Catholic schools in the […]
Yer Man’s Irish Pub in Queens Open Again After 11 Months Without Indoor Dining
February 15, 2021By Jessica Easthope The locks on Yer Man’s Pub are being taken off after nearly a year. Even though it may never […]
Catholic News Headlines for Monday, 2/15/21
February 15, 2021New York restaurants are open for business – indoors. Governor Cuomo responds to the nursing home controversy, saying all the deaths were […]
Catholic News Headlines for Friday, 2/12/21
February 12, 2021Governor Cuomo under fire – new allegations that the state knowingly withheld information. The impeachment trial of former President Trump continues. A […]