Currents News Update for Tuesday, 8/17/21
August 17, 2021While many usual places of refuge in Haiti were destroyed during Saturday’s earthquake, an organization in Queens is ready to help. In […]
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After Devastating Earthquake, U.S. Church and Pope Francis Offer Prayers for Haiti
August 16, 2021Currents News Staff At the end of his Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis prayed for the people of Haiti. “While I lift up […]
Currents News Update for Monday, 8/16/21
August 16, 2021A storm is barreling toward Haiti as the Caribbean nation tries to recover from Saturday’s devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake. The Diocese of […]
Priest in Haiti Concerned ‘Dangerous’ Earthquake Aftershock Will Destroy His Church
August 16, 2021Currents News Staff This weekend’s devastating earthquake rocked Haiti and killed roughly 1,300 people and injured thousands more. Many Catholic churches and […]
Currents News Update for Thursday, 8/12/21
August 12, 2021Keep that mask handy, especially if your child attends a Catholic elementary school here in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Catholic Charities Brooklyn […]
Currents News Update for Wednesday, 8/11/21
August 11, 2021Young Catholics are hitting the streets, trying to help the homeless off of them. The Hyde Amendment has been saved. Facebook “likes” […]
Pope Francis Takes Phone Call During General Audience
August 11, 2021Currents News Staff Shortly before making his way down the stairs to greet an eager crowd of pilgrims, Pope Francis unexpectedly took […]
Currents News Update for Tuesday, 8/10/21
August 10, 2021Gov. Andrew Cuomo is resigning. After defending himself this afternoon against a state attorney general’s report that concluded he sexually harassed 11 […]
Catholic Church in Armenia with ‘Big Heart’ Offers Services to Refugees
August 10, 2021Currents News Staff The Emili Aregak Center for children with special needs, in Gyumri, is one of many pastoral and humanitarian projects […]
Excluded Workers Fund Provides Pandemic Relief for Undocumented Immigrants
August 9, 2021By Jessica Easthope For the last year and a half, Sharon Pemberton says she’s had the weight of the world on her […]