Currents News Update for Tuesday, 8/24/21
August 24, 2021Tens of thousands are still hoping for rescue in Afghanistan. But so far, the Taliban is publicly rejecting any suggestion to extend […]
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Currents News Update for Monday, 8/23/21
August 23, 2021Another blow to the Haitian community here in the diocese – Guy Sansaricq, the first bishop of Haitian descent both here in […]
Retired Auxiliary Bishop Guy Sansaricq, ‘A Lifeline To The Haitian Community,’ Dies at 86
August 23, 2021By John Lavenburg & Currents News Staff NEW YORK — When Patricia Brintle founded the From Here to Haiti nonprofit in 2010, […]
FDA Grants Full Approval of Pfizer Shot
August 23, 2021Currents News Staff The Food and Drug Administration has granted Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine full approval. The vaccine was previously available in the […]
Catholic News Headlines for Friday, 8/20/21
August 20, 2021Fear is growing among Afghans and foreigners, including Americans, as the Taliban raises its threats – at times makes good on those […]
Currents News Update for Thursday, 8/19/21
August 19, 2021Bishops in Ireland are joining their American colleagues in urging their government to assist refugees from Afghanistan. President Biden is pledging to […]
Christian J. Santo Foundation Gives Away Full Tuition Scholarships in Honor of Xaverian Graduate
August 19, 2021By Jessica Easthope Christian Santo is hard to forget. His parents Karen and Bill couldn’t be more proud of him. “Christian was […]
Currents News Update for Wednesday, 8/18/21
August 18, 2021U.S. bishops are urging our government to speed up the relocation process, as thousands of Afghans and foreigners scramble to flee Afghanistan, […]
Currents News Update for Tuesday, 8/17/21
August 17, 2021While many usual places of refuge in Haiti were destroyed during Saturday’s earthquake, an organization in Queens is ready to help. In […]
Currents News Update for Monday, 8/16/21
August 16, 2021A storm is barreling toward Haiti as the Caribbean nation tries to recover from Saturday’s devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake. The Diocese of […]