NYPD Chaplain Hails Victim’s Compensation Fund Extension as a ‘Victory’
July 24, 2019Currents News Staff On July 23 The U.S. Senate passed a bill to permanently fund compensation for victims and first responders of […]
Topic: Brooklyn, NY
Holy Child Jesus Community Remembers Family Members Lost to Queens House Fire
July 24, 2019By Tim Harfmann The Richmond Hill, Queens Catholic community gathered to remember Silvia Umana and her children, Guadalupe and Gilbert, who died […]
Deadly Queens Fire Claims Third Family Member
July 23, 2019By Tim Harfmann On July 23, 19-year-old Gilbert Diaz succumbed to injuries he sustained from a raging fire that tore through his […]
U.S. Senate Approves Extension of 9/11 Fund
July 23, 2019By Allyson Escobar The U.S. Senate passed on July 23 a bill to permanently fund compensation for victims and first responders of the […]
Sheen Cause for Sainthood Continues as Pope Francis Confirms Miracle
July 23, 2019Currents News Staff On September 15, 2010, Bonnie Engstrom went into labor following what she has described as a “beautifully easy” pregnancy. […]
New York Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis: ‘All Elected Officials Should Visit the Holy Land’
July 23, 2019Currents News Staff New York State assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis has just returned from a trip to the Holy Land. Her journey took […]
Holy Child Jesus Student Dies in House Fire
July 23, 2019By Allyson Escobar and Tim Harfmann A fire on the first floor of a Richmond Hill, Queens house took the lives of […]
Puerto Ricans Demand Governor Step Down Following Misconduct
July 18, 2019By Wandy Felicita Ortiz and Emily Drooby With their fists raised, their flags waving and through chants of “Ricky Renuncia” or “Ricky […]
Bishop DiMarzio Celebrates Mass With International Priests
July 18, 2019Currents News Staff On July 18, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrated Mass with nearly 80 international priests who will be serving Brooklyn and […]
To Fight Summer Heat, Catholic Charities Open Senior Cooling Centers
July 18, 2019Currents News Staff Much of the country faces extreme heat and high humidity over the next few days. According to the National […]