Catholics Prepare to Offer Relief as Hurricane Dorian Approaches Puerto Rico
August 28, 2019By Tim Harfmann As Hurricane Dorian makes landfall with heavy rain and winds over 75 miles per hour, Lillian Betancourt is hoping […]
Topic: Brooklyn
Jesuit Women Attacked While Volunteering in the Philippines
August 26, 2019By Tim Harfmann Two women volunteering with Jesuits in the Philippines were stabbed. Twenty-four-year-old Genifer Buckly is dead. Her 30-year-old colleague, Anne […]
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 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 […]
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, […]
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Hosts Annual ‘Kid’s Fun Day’
August 6, 2019Currents News Staff On August 2, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens hosted its 11th Annual Kid’s Fun Day in Astoria, Queens, to […]
Bishop DiMarzio Looks Back at 1986 Immigration Law
August 2, 2019By Franca Braatz, Allyson Escobar and Emily Drooby Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio is committed to immigration reform, dealing with an area that’s been […]
After Twelve Days of Protests, Governor of Puerto Rico Announces Resignation
July 25, 2019By Wandy Felicita Ortiz and Emily Drooby On the eve of Constitution Day in Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló announced via video that on […]
From Brooklyn to the Catskills: Bishop DiMarzio Celebrates Special Mass for Boy Scouts
July 9, 2019By Tim Harfmann Brookly Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio is no stranger to mother nature. A former Boy Scout, during his time as a […]
In Affordable Housing Battle, Seniors Call For Mayor’s Eviction
June 13, 2019By Tamara Laine Hundreds of senior citizens from across New York City gathered at Gracie Mansion on June 12 to demand that […]