Pope Francis Cancels Meetings for Second Day in a Row
February 28, 2020By Melissa Butz For the second consecutive day Pope Francis has canceled his meetings due to a bad cold. The Vatican spokesman […]
Topic: Crux
Eyes on You: Nuns Are Keeping Facial Recognition Companies In Check
February 27, 2020By Tamara Laine Advances in facial recognition software are just the latest in polarizing technology that has limitless potential for mankind, and […]
Catholic School Uses Science to Show Dangers of Vaping
February 27, 2020By Emily Drooby Students at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Brooklyn have learned a science lesson — but also a life […]
Hope on Ash Wednesday at Chinese Parish Amid Coronavirus Fears
February 26, 2020SUNSET PARK — At one Chinese parish in the Diocese of Brooklyn, the start of Lent came with a message of hope […]
How Catholic Students Learn Confidence Through Comedy
February 26, 2020By Emily Drooby Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School student Kaelyn Bishop would tell you, “I’m very shy and like I don’t speak […]
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. […]
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 […]