Migration Crisis Central In Pope Francis’ Meeting With President of Lebanon
March 22, 2022Currents News Staff Pope Francis met with the President of Lebanon, Michel Aoun. It was a much-anticipated visit, as the pontiff has […]
Topic: Cardinals
Former U.S. Nuncio Cardinal Cacciavillan Dies at 95
March 7, 2022By Currents News Staff and Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Italian Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan, a former nuncio to the United […]
Pope Francis Is Sending Two High-Ranking Cardinals to War-Torn Ukraine
March 7, 2022Currents News Staff Pope Francis has made the decision to send two of his best men to Ukraine, which continues to be […]
Gammarelli Tailor Shop in Rome Prepares for Upcoming Council of Cardinals
November 23, 2020Currents News Staff An iconic window display in central Rome is ready for the Nov. 28 consistory. Gammarelli, a clerical clothing shop, […]
Pope Francis Names Washington DC Archbishop Wilton Gregory First African American Cardinal
October 26, 2020By Jessica Easthope and Bill Miller The archbishop who will become the first African American cardinal in the U.S. has achieved much […]
Retired Pope, Vatican Cardinal Write Book Defending Priestly Celibacy
January 13, 2020By Emily Drooby and Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Since marriage and priesthood both demand the total devotion and self-giving of […]
Imprisoned in Siberia, Lithuanian Cardinal Finds Strength in the Cross
October 15, 2019By Melissa Butz With his eyes full of tears, Cardinal Siguitas Tamkéavichus, recalled his time in a gulag in Siberia. His crime […]
Brooklyn Parishes Celebrate Canonization of John Henry Newman
October 14, 2019By Tim Harfmann Catholics at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Brooklyn Heights have been praying about the canonization for […]
Pope Celebrates Feast of Saint Francis With Pan-Amazonian Representatives
October 4, 2019Currents News Staff To commemorate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis hosted indigenous representatives from the Amazon region in […]
Currents News for Friday, September 20, 2019
September 20, 2019On This Newscast: Catholic school kids on New York CIty’s streets to protect what Pope Francis calls “our common home.” It could […]