Rite of Election Marks Final Prep For Soon-To-Be Catholics
March 8, 2022‘I felt the hand of God touch my shoulder’ By Currents News Staff and Paula Katinas BAY RIDGE — Janette Alvarado was […]
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Congressional Honor Given to Emmett Till
January 14, 2022Currents News Staff The Senate has passed a bi-partisan bill to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till. The 14-year-old […]
Life After Being Kidnapped in Haiti: Oregon Missionary Returns Home
December 22, 2021Currents News Staff Seventeen American and Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti are now free. Some were released and others made a daring […]
Vatican Nativity Crèche Inspired by Peru’s Andean Region
December 13, 2021Currents News Staff The Nativity Scene adorning St. Peter’s Square this Christmas is from the Huancavelica region in the Peruvian Andes. “Here […]
With Bishop Brennan’s Blessing, Diocese of Brooklyn’s Christmas Tree is Lit
December 10, 2021Currents News Staff and Ed Wilkinson PROSPECT HEIGHTS — In a twilight ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 8, the Diocese of Brooklyn held its […]
Grammy-Nominated Christian Artist Matt Maher to Headline Diocese of Brooklyn’s Spirit of Christmas Concert
December 10, 2021The Spirit of Christmas Concert will take place at the Emmaus Center, 288, Berry St., at 8 p.m. For ticket information, visit futuresineducation.org/events/concert2021/ […]
Wisconsin Community Gathers to Mourn, Pray as Christmas Parade Tragedy Suspect Identified
November 22, 2021Currents News Staff A little girl dances as the Christmas parade marches down the streets of Waukesha, Wisconsin, when all of a […]
Bronx Café Strives to Be a Place for New Yorkers to Explore Their Faith
August 13, 2021By Emily Drooby “I am the way, truth and life,” is a famous verse from the Bible. It’s also the inspiration behind […]
Simone Biles Wins Olympic Bronze Medal for Balance Beam
August 3, 2021Currents News The 24-year-old took home bronze in the women’s balance beam competition. Her performance marked the celebrated gymnast’s return to the […]
Aid to the Church in Need Highlights Persecution of Iraqi Christians During Religious Freedom Week
June 28, 2021By Jessica Easthope Around the globe, hundreds of millions of Christians live in places where persecution is considered extreme, where believing in […]