Migrant Student Becomes Chess Champion in Less Than a Year
February 5, 2024by Katie Vasquez Watching Mariangel Vargas play chess, you might be surprised to learn she has only been playing for a year. […]
Topic: Colombia
Survivor of Human Smuggling Boat Speaks About the Journey’s Fight for Survival
February 1, 2022Currents News Staff Juan Esteban Montoya is out of the hospital after being dehydrated and disoriented. The 22-year-old was clinging to a capsized […]
The Road to Priesthood in the Brooklyn Diocese: Deacon Gabriel Agudelo-Perdomo’s Story
June 26, 2020By Jessica Easthope Father Gabriel Agudelo-Perdomo, 58, learned his first prayers and Bible stories at home. He grew in a devout Catholic […]
Brooklyn Bishop Recalls Refugee Roots, Lends a Hand at Venezuela-Colombia Border
February 5, 2020By Tim Harfmann Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros recently met with refugees from Venezuela. “It was heartbreaking,” Bishop Cisneros said. He has […]
Diocesan Priest Murdered in Colombia
March 12, 2018Parishioners of the Diocese of Brooklyn are expressing shock and sadness after learning that a diocesan priest was murdered in his native […]