Cathedral Club Celebrates 120 Years of Supporting Catholic Education
February 11, 2020Currents News Staff One of the Diocese of Brooklyn’s most prestigious groups — the Cathedral Club — celebrated the milestone of its […]
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At The Mary Louis Academy, It’s Always a ‘Good Morning’
February 10, 2020By Tim Harfmann and Allyson Escobar JAMAICA ESTATES — In a sense, John Cherry, The Mary Louis Academy’s 87-year-old custodian, is the […]
Robots Take Over at Brooklyn Catholic Academy
February 7, 2020By Jessica Easthope On Friday, Feb. 7, Saint Saviour Catholic Academy’s seventh and eighth grade robotics team practiced in Park Slope, Brooklyn, […]
Brooklyn Bishop Recalls Refugee Roots, Lends a Hand at Venezuela-Colombia Border
February 5, 2020By Tim Harfmann Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros recently met with refugees from Venezuela. “It was heartbreaking,” Bishop Cisneros said. He has […]
A Little Sister of the Poor Turns 100
February 5, 2020By Jessica Easthope and Allyson Escobar QUEENS VILLAGE — Call it the century-long luck of the Irish: Sister Mary Monica, L.S.P., a […]
The Dewey Decimal System is Not Dead
February 4, 2020By Tim Harfmann Roaming the rows of bookcases, non-fiction fanatics at Saint Matthias Catholic Academy in Ridgewood, Queens, are expanding their knowledge […]
Young & Old Line Up for the ‘Blessing of Throats’
February 3, 2020By Emily Drooby Protection for your throat by a blessing performed between two candles is a tradition that can be traced back […]
Catholic Teen Is a Piano Prodigy and Composer
February 2, 2020By Emily Drooby A flute, clarinet, violin, and cello seamlessly blending together to create a beautiful blizzard of sounds in a composition […]
Catholic School Students ‘Escape the Hate’
January 31, 2020By Jessica Easthope Unlike many other elementary schools, students at Sacred Heart Catholic Academy in Glendale say cyberbullying isn’t a big problem. […]
A Helping ‘Hand’: Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishops Give Out Class Rings
January 31, 2020By Emily Drooby On Friday, two of Brooklyn’s Auxiliary Bishops gave out 8th grade class rings to students at Our Lady Queen […]