A Tradition at the Vatican Is Coming Back With the Return of Dutch Flower Easter Decorations
February 14, 2022Currents News Staff Easter in the Vatican is a joyful celebration like nowhere else. And since 1985, the Holy Father’s Easter Urbi […]
Topic: Easter
Eastertide: Celebrating the Season for 50 Days From Easter to Pentecost
April 5, 2021By Jessica Easthope It’s common knowledge that Easter marks the end of Lent but it also marks a beginning – another part […]
This Teen Became a Catholic and Brought His Whole Family Along on the Faith Journey
April 5, 2021Currents News Staff Each year on Holy Saturday during the Easter Vigil, thousands are baptized into the Catholic Church in the U.S. […]
After Being Unable to Spend Last Easter in Church, Faithful Flock to St. James Cathedral Basilica
April 4, 2021By Emily Drooby Glory to God rang out at the St. James Cathedral Basilica on Easter Sunday — the Lord has risen. Having […]
At Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Parishioners Are Welcomed Into to the Catholic Faith
April 4, 2021By Jessica Easthope Fire burned bright in the darkness of St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral in Brooklyn. The Paschal candle was lit at the […]
At Good Friday Service, Faithful of Brooklyn and Queens Reflect on the Lord’s Passion
April 2, 2021By Emily Drooby No bells, no candles, no crosses – the St. James Cathedral Basilica in Brooklyn was bare on Good Friday. […]
Mass of the Lord’s Supper Marks Beginning of the Easter Triduum
April 2, 2021By Emily Drooby and Erin DeGregorio PROSPECT HEIGHTS — The Mass of the Lord’s Supper, held during the evening of Holy Thursday, […]
DeSales Media Creates Lent 2021 Website With Reflections, Information and Social Media Features
March 2, 2021By Jessica Easthope The days leading up to Easter, the most holy day of the year, are a time of preparation and […]
Orthodox Christians Keep Easter Traditions Alive During Pandemic
April 20, 2020By Jessica Easthope A church that’s pitch black represents the tomb where Jesus is laid in the days leading up to his […]
Currents News full broadcast for Monday, 4/13/20
April 13, 2020On the newscast: It may be different this year, but nothing will stand in the way of the holiest holiday for Christians; […]