Honoring Parish Hero and Future Baseball Hall of Famer Gil Hodges During Memorial Mass in Brooklyn
April 5, 2022Currents News Staff Marking 50 years since the passing of a parish hero: Our Lady Help of Christians in Midwood, Brooklyn held […]
Topic: Brooklyn
Russians and Ukrainians in Brooklyn’s ‘Little Odessa’ Strongly Stand Together Against War
March 7, 2022By Jessica Easthope On the boardwalk, people are expressing their anger about the war in Ukraine and about the man who started […]
St. Matthew’s Church Impacted by NYC Exodus as Crown Heights Among Areas with Highest Move-Outs
April 26, 2021By Jessica Easthope As Mass lets out of St. Matthew’s Church in Crown Heights, Father Frank Black can’t help but notice how […]
Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict Is ‘Justice Served’ Say Parishioners and Clergy in Diocese of Brooklyn
April 21, 2021By Emily Drooby In the Diocese of Brooklyn, there’s an overwhelming sense of justice being served when it comes to the guilty […]
Black History Month Mass in the Brooklyn Diocese: Celebration, a Call for Unity
March 1, 2021The following is the full text from homilist Father Franklin Ezeorah, for the Feb. 28, 2021 Black History Month Mass: “I like […]
Artist Otto Neals Reflects on His Literary Landmark Sculpture, ‘Peter and Willy,’ in Prospect Park
February 26, 2021By Jessica Easthope At 90-years-old, Otto Neals has made his mark on New York City and Black history. Though he has art scattered all […]
St. Andrew Avellino Wins Honorable Mention for Live Mass Broadcast at Parish Excellence Summit
November 19, 2020By Jessica Easthope Lights, camera, Amen! At St. Andrew Avellino Church nothing’s impossible with faith and fast internet, that’s why the Flushing, […]
Currents News full broadcast for Fri, 10/02/20
October 2, 2020Currents News reports secular and religious news from the Catholic perspective. Some of the top stories on this newscast: What’s next for […]
Life of Hope Center & Haitian Americans United for Progress Aim to Boost 2020 Census Completion
August 27, 2020By Emily Drooby Advocate groups say that when it comes to completing the 2020 Census, getting that word out to the Haitian […]
Bay Ridge Catholic Academy Turns to STEAM Learning, Thermal Technology In Opening School Year
August 12, 2020By Jessica Easthope School principal Kevin Flanagan walked the halls of St. Anselm’s Catholic Academy for years. Now, he’s back and gearing […]