Pope Names NY Local to Commission on Woman Deacons
August 3, 2016Pope Francis is moving forward with a special investigation of women and Church deacons. He has named twelve people – equally divided […]
Topic: Church History
Catholicism Can Change the World: Analyzing the Crises of Today Part 3
August 1, 2016As World Youth Day wraps up in Poland, a keen analyst explains how experiences of faith can change the world. Jorge Dominguez, […]
Terror, Joan of Arc, and Immigration: Analyzing the Crises of Today
July 28, 2016The world is at an important crossroads, according to analysis Jorge Dominguez, the editor of the Brooklyn Diocese’s Spanish language newspaper Nuestra […]
Saint Paolino Graces Skyline for 129th Year
July 6, 2016Its the Italian Festival that has it all and it kicks off tonight in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. There’s faith, food, music, neighborhood pride, […]
Honoring St. Anthony in Park Slope
June 13, 2016Anthony of Padua is one of the best-known saints of the Church; credited as a miracle-worker and finder of lost items. The […]
Diocese of Brooklyn Chrism Mass
March 23, 2016Chrism Mass is one of the most solemn and significant liturgies of the Catholic Church. It is marked by the ceremonial blessing […]
Study says Americans are Sliding Toward the Secular
March 16, 2016A new study released by two scholars from University College London and Duke University shows that American ties to the church and […]
Slave, Priest and (God Willing) a Saint
February 2, 2016Our Michelle Powers reports on the man who may one day become the first African American Saint, a man who has proved […]
Pope Creates New U.S. Jurisdiction
January 5, 2016Pope Francis has created a new eparchy in the U.S. for one of the Eastern Catholic Churches. For more on this, Currents […]
Brooklyn Tournament Steeped in History
January 4, 2016It’s considered a legendary basketball court and it’s located at one of Brooklyn’s Catholic parishes. And, as Currents sports correspondent Jim Mancari […]