Presidential Candidates Talk Catholic Issues, Professions of Faith
February 26, 2020Currents News Staff Looking at the Feb. 25 Democratic debate from a Catholic lens, is Saint John’s University’s political professor, Brian Browne. […]
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Pope’s Ash Wednesday Message to Coronavirus Victims
February 26, 2020Currents News Staff As a precaution amid the coronavirus epidemic, the Holy Father’s Ash Wednesday General Audience was held outside in St. […]
Around the World, Coronavirus Pushes Mass Online, Cancels Ash Wednesday
February 25, 2020Currents News Staff Catholic churches around the globe are taking major precautions amid concerns for the coronavirus. In Hong Kong, churches are […]
Local Nigerian Catholics Honor Holy Family’s Flight to Egypt
February 25, 2020By Jessica Easthope and Melissa Enaje EAST NEW YORK — The Nigerian Igbo community celebrated its annual remembrance of the Holy Family’s flight […]
Where Ash Wednesday Ashes Come From
February 25, 2020By Tim Harfmann On Ash Wednesday, millions of Catholics around the world receive a mark on their foreheads, symbolizing the start of […]
Pope Francis to Lead Centuries Old Tradition for Ash Wednesday
February 25, 2020By Melissa Butz On Ash Wednesday, the streets will be full of faithful processing from the church of St. Anselm to the […]
Coronavirus Cancels Mass in Italy Days Before the Start of Lent
February 24, 2020Currents News Staff The streets in Milan, Italy are empty. Stores are closed and supermarket shelves have been cleaned out. Cafés are […]
Secret Documents on Pope Pius XII to Be Revealed
February 24, 2020Currents News Staff In one week, the secret documents on Pope Pius XII will be revealed. Critics have long attacked the World […]
Pope Francis to Bishops: ‘War Can Never Be Considered Normal’
February 24, 2020By Melissa Butz Pope Francis returned from South Italy, where he met with nearly 60 bishops to find solutions for peace and […]
Inclusion on Full Display as Knight with Special Needs Turns 50
February 24, 2020By Jessica Easthope A newly inducted Knight of Columbus celebrated a milestone birthday, and those who helped him along the way were […]