Brooklyn and Queens Parishioners Overjoyed as Some Churches Reopen for Private Prayer
May 26, 2020By Emily Drooby Inside St. Patrick’s Church in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, long-time parishioner Shirley Berkowitz prayed. The act is not foreign, she’s […]
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Bishop Shelton Fabre: Xenophobia, Racism ‘Just Not Acceptable’ as Black Americans Face COVID Loss
May 26, 2020Currents News Staff Spreading alongside the coronavirus is another danger in our country and around the world: racism. The virus has largely […]
New York City Councilman Calls for Independent Investigation Into COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths
May 26, 2020By Jessica Easthope The coronavirus is especially dangerous to the elderly and those with underlying health conditions, yet it infiltrated the very […]
Catholic Headlines for Saturday, 5/23/20 (Currents News full broadcast)
May 23, 2020Currents News reports secular and religious news from the Catholic perspective. Some of the top stories on this newscast: Just in time […]
Brooklyn Diocese Churches to Reopen May 26 for Private Prayer and Confession as Part of Phase 1 Plan
May 22, 2020By Jessica Easthope The unlocking of church doors signifies a new beginning for the faithful in the Brooklyn Diocese. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio […]
Veterans Speak Out After Pandemic Forces Cancelation of Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade
May 22, 2020By Emily Drooby Normally Raymond Aalbue would be preparing for the Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade. It’s “something that has been part of […]
NET-TV’s New Segment, ‘Relevant Reflections,’ Is an Opportunity to Find God in the Little Moments
May 22, 2020Currents News Staff NET-TV’s new segment, Relevant Reflections, begins airing May 22, and you’re seeing it first on Currents News. Even in […]
St. Peter’s Square Opens to the Public as Italians Reemerge From World’s Strictest COVID-Lockdown
May 22, 2020By Melissa Butz For the first time since March 10, there was life inside St. Peter’s Square. Italians young and old, walked […]
Archdiocese of New York Plans Phased Reopening, Brooklyn Diocese to Soon Follow Suit
May 21, 2020By Jessica Easthope The Archdiocese of New York announced plans to reopen its 288 churches in phases, a sign New York is […]
Pastors in the Diocese of Brooklyn Help Parishioners Cope With High Amount of Coronavirus Deaths
May 21, 2020By Emily Drooby White flags have been placed on the lawn outside of St. Michael’s Church in Flushing, Queens. Each one represents […]