Australian Court Rejects Pell’s Appeal, Upholds Abuse Conviction
August 21, 2019By Christopher White and Emily Drooby Cardinal George Pell’s effort to appeal his conviction for sexual abuse was rejected by an Australian court […]
Topic: Brooklyn, NY
Spreading the Message of Purity, One Step at a Time
August 20, 2019By Tim Harfmann and Allyson Escobar MIDLAND BEACH — Warm weather in Staten Island’s Midland Beach didn’t stop participants from running in […]
NYC Tourists Keep it Frugal, Find Community With Religious Hotels
August 19, 2019By Emily Drooby Tucked away on West 23 Street in Manhattan sits the Leo House. From its reception desk to its key […]
NYC Passes on Erecting Monument Honoring Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
August 19, 2019By Allyson Escobar, Wandy Felicita Ortiz and Tim Harfmann BENSONHURST — New York City’s first lady, Chirlane McCray, is facing backlash after […]
FDNY Tests 300 Foot Ladder Outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral
August 19, 2019Currents News Staff The New York Fire Department is taking action after the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The […]
World War II Veteran Receives High School Diploma
August 15, 2019By Emily Drooby In Joseph Quinlivan’s Brooklyn home sits a plaque that reads, ‘Freedom is Not Free,’ something the World War II […]
Catholic Academy Set to Unveil New Sensory Classroom
August 15, 2019By Tim Harfmann From rubber disks to squishy floor tiles you can step on, a new way of shaping young minds is […]
Fighting for Street Safety: Catholic Family Remembers Teen Lost to Traffic Crash
August 14, 2019By Emily Drooby On Utopia Parkway in Whitestone, Queens there’s a plaque honoring Madeline Serchen, a Saint Francis Prep Honor student whose […]
Window for Abuse Suits in New York Opens
August 14, 2019By Tim Harfmann and Andrew Pugliese New York state’s Child Victims Act (CVA) took effect on Aug. 14. The law lifts the […]
St. Francis Xavier-Queen of All Saints Catholic Academy to Close
August 13, 2019By Emily Drooby and Allyson Escobar CLINTON HILL — A historic school in Brooklyn will shutter its doors before the upcoming school year, […]