100-Year-Old St. Teresa of Avila Parishioner Makes Rosaries for Evangelization
July 7, 2021By Jessica Easthope There are 59 beads in every rosary. Rosita Lewis knows the breakdown by heart, after all, she has made […]
Topic: Catholics
Queens Street Co-Named After Msgr. John C. Tosi, The ‘Larger Than Life’ Pastor of St. Luke’s Church
May 25, 2021Currents News Staff Cheers as Clintonville street in Whitestone, Queens is co-named Monsignor John C. Tosi Way. “As pastor, I know at […]
Diocese of Brooklyn Eases Mass Restrictions, Churches Can Return to Full Capacity
May 20, 2021By Currents News Staff and John Lavenburg WINDSOR TERRACE — The Diocese of Brooklyn sent a letter to its pastors May 20 […]
Church Ave. in Brooklyn Co-Named After Venerable Pierre Toussaint, Devout Catholic and Philanthropist
April 26, 2021By Emily Drooby Faithful were singing in the streets as Church Ave. in Flatbush got a new name: Pierre Toussaint. Priests, Haitian-Americans, […]
Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict Is ‘Justice Served’ Say Parishioners and Clergy in Diocese of Brooklyn
April 21, 2021By Emily Drooby In the Diocese of Brooklyn, there’s an overwhelming sense of justice being served when it comes to the guilty […]
After Almost 30 Years, Two Siblings Find Each Other After Entering New York’s Adoption Registry
April 21, 2021Jessica Easthope Siblings Monica Schuss and John Tomanelli are always baking. It’s one of the many things they love to do together. […]
Pope Francis Visits Communities Persecuted by ISIS
March 7, 2021Currents News Staff An excited crowd waving flags and palm branches waited expectantly for Pope Francis in Erbil on Sunday morning, March […]
Pope Francis’ Historic Trip to the ‘Martyred Church in the Land of Abraham’
March 4, 2021Currents News Staff and Cindy Wooden BAGHDAD (CNS) — To consolidate peace and ensure progress, the government and people of Iraq must […]
NYS Catholic Conference Director Shares How Pro-Life Advocates Can Protect the Sanctity of Life
January 28, 2021Currents News Staff One woman who’s leading the fight for the unborn in New York says we are facing some additional challenges, […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio Visits St. Bartholomew’s UPK Center During First Day of Public School Classes
September 22, 2020by Erin DeGregorio ELMHURST — On Sept. 21, Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, and New York City Schools Chancellor […]