Catholic Leaders Thankful for Melissa Lucio’s Stay of Execution
April 26, 2022By Currents News Staff and Carol Zimmerman WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic leaders were thankful that death-row inmate Melissa Lucio was granted a […]
Topic: Death
Fighting For Life: Catholic Church Trying to Prevent Two Federal Executions
April 20, 2022Currents News Staff Melissa Lucio is making a last ditch effort to postpone her execution. She’s set to die next week on […]
Texas Death Row Prisoner Fights For Her Life as Catholic Advocates Say Inmate Not Given Fair Trial
March 24, 2022By Currents News Staff and Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Texas Catholic bishops joined a broad coalition of faith leaders, Latino organizations, […]
Crisis in Ethiopia: State of Emergency Declared as Troops Approach Capital
November 8, 2021Currents News Staff The crisis in northern Ethiopia shows no signs of improving. On Nov. 2, the government declared a state of […]
Astroworld Festival Victims Remembered During Vigil at Houston Catholic Church
November 8, 2021By Currents News Staff and Bill Miller HOUSTON— A prayer vigil was held Sunday at a Catholic Church in downtown Houston, Texas, for […]
Greenpoint Library Honors Lives Lost to COVID-19 With 1,000 Origami Cranes
May 26, 2021By Emily Drooby A small piece of paper, step-by-step, is transformed into a symbol of hope: a crane. It’s a task Rebecca […]
COVID Crisis in India: The U.S. Will Send $100 Million in Supplies to the Country
April 29, 2021Currents News Staff India is facing one of the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks: more than 200,000 people have died. Crematoriums are running […]
Following Death of George Floyd, Protesters Clash With Minneapolis Police
May 27, 2020Currents News Staff Protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota clashed with police after the death of a black man following an arrest in which […]
Funeral Industry Faces Pressure, Crowding With Deaths From Pandemic
April 9, 2020By Emily Drooby The week of April 5 is on track to be the saddest week of the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. […]
Euthanasia is Not an Expression of Personal Freedom, Pope Says
September 3, 2019By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (Catholic News Service) — Medical advancements do not help if they treat people as objects or when […]