What We Can Learn From the History of Passover During the Virus Crisis
April 7, 2020Currents News Staff During the coronavirus pandemic, Jewish families will be celebrating their triumph over a different plague: the holy days of […]
Topic: Brooklyn, NY
Hospital Chaplain on Confronting Pandemic: ‘I Became a Priest to Serve’
April 7, 2020Currents News Staff Facing down the coronavirus while building up the spirits of the medical heroes are hospital chaplains like Father Bryan […]
Cuomo Extends Social Distancing Rule
April 6, 2020Currents News Staff While the total number of hospitalizations and ICU admissions is down and the number of deaths in the state […]
New York Doctor Creates Face Masks From Home
April 6, 2020Currents News Staff So many people are hard at work, doing special things to overcome the coronavirus crisis. Doctor Stephen Erosa is […]
Brooklyn Diocese Remembers Second Priest Lost to Coronavirus
April 6, 2020By Jessica Easthope A man of service and a father to all is how Father Gioacchino Basile is described by those who […]
Parishioners Find ‘Mass’ Appeal in Livestreamed Church Services During Pandemic
April 6, 2020By Emily Drooby Streaming Mass right into homes is the new normal during the coronavirus quarantine, and there’s many ways to do […]
Cuomo Signs Executive Order to Bring More Ventilators in NYC Hospitals
April 3, 2020Currents News Staff April 3, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order which will allow the state to take ventilators […]
Saint Kevin Catholic Academy Students Sing ‘That’s What Friends Are For’
April 2, 2020Currents News Staff While learning online at home during the coronavirus pandemic, students from Saint Kevin Catholic Academy were inspired by a […]
Distance Learning Shows Catholic School Students What ‘Friends Are For’
April 2, 2020By Emily Drooby For students in the Brooklyn Diocese, their new classroom is their dining room table. Students and teachers are now […]
Rabbi Addresses Concerns Over Virus Spread in Orthodox Communities
April 1, 2020Currents News Staff There’s controversy in New York City over religion and the coronavirus pandemic. People want to be together for prayer […]