Pope Francis Adds Prominent Clergy Sex Abuse Survivor to Pontifical Commission
March 24, 2021By John Lavenburg and Currents News Staff HARTFORD, CONN. — On Wednesday, March 24, Pope Francis appointed a prominent clergy abuse survivor […]
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Virginia Diocese Bucks Decline in Catholic School Enrollment, Aims to Hire 150 Teachers
March 23, 2021Currents News Staff According to the National Catholic Education Association, thanks to the pandemic, enrollment at Catholic schools across the country is […]
The Pandemic Is Impacting Teens’ Mental Health, a Family Therapist Says Do This to Support Them
March 16, 2021Currents News Staff March 16 marks one year since New York City schools shut down with the uncertainty of a reopening date. […]
Syria’s War May be Over, but Young Syrians Are Scarred by Violence, Poverty
March 15, 2021By Currents News Staff A decade ago, Syrians took to the streets to demand better lives. The democracy protests spiraled into a […]
Meet the Trailblazing Nun Appointed by Pope Francis to the Synod of Bishops
March 11, 2021Currents News Staff Sister María Luisa Berzosa is known as a trailblazing religious woman who participated in both the Synod dedicated to […]
Pope Francis Visits Communities Persecuted by ISIS
March 7, 2021Currents News Staff An excited crowd waving flags and palm branches waited expectantly for Pope Francis in Erbil on Sunday morning, March […]
Pope Francis Visits Cathedral Destroyed by Al-Qaeda 10 Years Ago
March 7, 2021Currents News Staff Ten years after al-Qaeda’s attack on the Syro-Catholic church “Our Lady of Salvation,” Pope Francis visited this very place […]
Pope Francis to Persecuted Iraqi Christian Community: ‘Your Name is Written on God’s Heart’
March 7, 2021Currents News Staff Back in Baghdad, Pope Francis celebrated Mass using the Chaldean rite. The liturgy took place at the Cathedral of […]
Iraqis on Pope’s Visit: ‘We Hope His Presence Will Silence Guns and Bring Peace’
March 6, 2021Currents News Staff Representatives of different religions who attended the interreligious meeting in Ur shared their impressions of the pontiff’s presence in […]
Pope Francis Meets With Top Islamic Leader Ali al-Sistani
March 6, 2021Currents News Staff Pope Francis traveled to the holy city of Najaf, the third most important city for Shia Muslims. It houses […]