Columbus Day Parade Celebrates 80th Year of Italian Pride
October 15, 2024The 80th Annual Columbus Day Parade took place on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue on Monday, Oct. 14, and the Diocese of Brooklyn put […]
Topic: Columbus Day
Columbus Day Parade Returns to NYC as Biden Becomes First President to Mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 11, 2021By Emily Drooby On Columbus Day, Oct. 11, Mass was celebrated inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan and outside, Italian-American pride was […]
Italian Americans Rally Against DOE Decision to Remove Columbus Day from Public Schools Calendar
May 12, 2021By Jessica Easthope Representatives from the outraged Italian-American community are making their voices heard. In the shadow of his Columbus Circle statue […]
NYC DOE Replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day and Italian Heritage Day
May 5, 2021By Jessica Easthope The latest move against Christopher Columbus isn’t a statue toppling to the ground but a holiday being ripped off […]
Statue of Mother Cabrini Unveiled in Battery Park After Patron Saint of Immigrants Was Snubbed
October 12, 2020By Emily Drooby and Paula Katinas BATTERY PARK — In a major moment for Catholics and immigrants in New York City, a […]
Honoring Mother Cabrini in Battery Park: Remembering the Catholic Saint’s Compassion for All People
October 12, 2020Currents News Staff The dedication of a new statue honoring St. Frances Xavier Cabrini comes as a happy ending after some controversy […]
Currents News for Monday, October 14, 2019
October 14, 2019On the newscast: Two Italian figures wrapped up in a lot of controversy this Columbus Day; A New York State Democrat is […]
Brooklyn Diocese Celebrates Italian Pride With Mother Cabrini Float at Columbus Day Parade
October 14, 2019By Tim Harfmann As the centerpiece of the Brooklyn Diocese’s Columbus Day parade float, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini made her way up […]
Governor Cuomo Speaks in Support of Mother Cabrini Statue
October 14, 2019New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is expressing his support for the creation of a New York City statue honoring St. Frances […]
Mother Cabrini to be Honored on Float at Columbus Day Parade
October 11, 2019By Tim Harfmann and Allyson Escobar MANHATTAN — It’s not a statue, but it is an honor. The Diocese of Brooklyn will […]