Amazon Synod Enters Critical Stage
October 22, 2019Currents News Staff The Amazon Synod is in its final phase. Cardinal Claudio Hummes is preparing the conclusions. A commission of 12 […]
Topic: Catholic Education
Faith Leaders Support Plan to Close Jails on Rikers Island
October 18, 2019Currents News Staff The New York City Council on Oct. 17 passed a plan to close the detention centers on Rikers Island […]
Return of Military Dad From Afghanistan Answered Prayer for Queens Family
October 17, 2019By Tim Harfmann Holly Murray is a seventh grader at Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Academy in Belle Harbor, Queens. Her dad, […]
Catholic School Has Planted Over 14,000 Trees in Amazon
October 17, 2019Currents News Staff Walking into this school is like walking into a real garden. It is the Internado Indígena San Francisco de […]
Catholic Academy Follows ‘Lourdes Mission,’ Helping Children in Need
October 16, 2019By Tim Harfmann At Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy, South Ozone Park, Queens, students in Mrs. Keaney’s seventh grade classroom […]
Brooklyn Diocese Celebrates Italian Pride With Mother Cabrini Float at Columbus Day Parade
October 14, 2019By Tim Harfmann As the centerpiece of the Brooklyn Diocese’s Columbus Day parade float, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini made her way up […]
Military Dad Surprises Daughter in Long-Awaited Reunion
October 11, 2019Currents News Staff A heartfelt reunion between a father and daughter — months in the making — was caught on camera. On […]
Parish Central: New Evangelization in the Brooklyn Diocese
October 10, 2019Currents News Staff A first-of-its kind project is happening right now in the Brooklyn Diocese as part of a new way for […]
U.S. Church Leaders Weigh in on Amazon Synod Days Before it Opens
October 4, 2019By Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent NEW YORK – As the global Catholic Church turns its attention to the plight of […]
St. Joan of Arc’s School Is a Family, Literally
October 3, 2019By Emily Drooby JACKSON HEIGHTS — At St. Joan of Arc Catholic School, it’s a family affair. The Fitzgeralds, who are longtime […]