Diocese of Brooklyn to Mark a Milestone: Celebrating 200th Anniversary of Cathedral Basilica of St. James
August 5, 2022Currents News Staff The Diocese of Brooklyn will mark the 200th anniversary of the first Catholic Church to be built on Long […]
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FDA Authorizes Protein-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Novavax
July 14, 2022Currents News Staff You could soon have access to a fourth kind of COVID-19 vaccine. A version from Novavax now has FDA […]
Bronx Parish Holds First Mass After Fire Rips Through Sacristy Last December
March 4, 2022Currents News Staff Rising from the ashes this Ash Wednesday was St. Helena’s parish in the Bronx. The parish held their first […]
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 […]
New York’s Catholic Leaders Respond to Deadly Bronx Fire
January 10, 2022Currents News Staff An emotional prayer vigil took place outside the apartment building in the Bronx where 17 people died in a […]
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 […]
St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral Named to Historic Place Registry
September 21, 2021By Jessica Easthope The stone walls inside St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral are the originals. Compared to the rest of the ornate […]
In Cuba, Thousands Took to the Streets to Protest Regime and ‘Economic Misery’
July 12, 2021Currents News Staff Protesters took to the streets in Havana calling for liberty, creating the largest mass protests in years, perhaps decades. […]
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 […]
German Cardinal Marx’s Resignation is ‘Sensational’ Says Crux’s Vatican Editor John Allen
June 7, 2021News Analysis By John L. Allen Jr. and Currents News Staff ROME — Covering the Catholic Church is a tough gig for […]