Coronavirus Crisis: Chaplains Minister to First Responders During Pandemic
March 29, 2020By Tim Harfmann With New York City’s Finest, Bravest and Best on the front lines, the chaplains who minister to them are […]
Topic: Catholic New Yorkers
Catholics Provide Meals to Those in Need During Coronavirus Outbreaks
March 23, 2020By Tim Harfmann The Breadline at Saint Francis of Assisi Church has been open every day for the past 90 years. Volunteers […]
Catholic Universities and Colleges Close, Hold Class Online Amid Coronavirus Concerns
March 10, 2020By Tim Harfmann Students at Saint John’s University are packing up and heading home as the university has canceled classes on all […]
New York City’s Unknowns Come Alive in ‘Portraits of Immigrants’
February 10, 2020By Emily Drooby and Allyson Escobar LONG ISLAND CITY — Chef Eddie Rigo came to the United States from São Paulo, Brazil, […]
Feast Day of Saint Lucy: Blind Priest Ministers Through Xavier Society
December 13, 2019By Tim Harfmann Father Jamie Dennis is blind, and celebrates Mass through his fingertips. He describes his eyesight as looking through a […]
Brooklyn Priest, Siblings Release Worship Album
November 25, 2019By Tim Harfmann There’s no sibling rivalry when it comes to Father Saint Charles Borno and his brothers. The priest is pastor […]
Catholic Charities Distributes Thanksgiving Meals to Those in Need
November 19, 2019By Tim Harfmann Thanksgiving wouldn’t be the same for Ka-desha Bremby, her two children and grandchild without help from Catholic Charities. “Struggling […]
Local Artist Hopes to Create New NYC Statue Honoring Mother Cabrini
November 14, 2019By Emily Drooby Local artist Scott LoBaido, who dreams of a full-sized version of a Mother Cabrini sculpture one day gracing the […]
Relic Swiped as Queens Man Prays in East Harlem
October 31, 2019By Tim Harfmann and Andrew Pugliese MANHATTAN — An unidentified male stole a bag outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on […]
St. Joseph The Worker Catholic Academy Hosts Annual Halloween Walk-a-thon
October 31, 2019Currents News Staff Despite a rainy Thursday morning, St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy pressed on with its annual Halloween Walk-a-thon and […]
