Catholic School Teachers Complete Active Shooter Training
January 17, 2020By Emily Drooby Teachers scattered into classrooms, barricade the doors, armed themselves with everyday items and hid — all as part of an active […]
Topic: Faith
Crux’s John Allen: Religious Freedom Starts ‘In School, Parishes and Workplaces’
January 17, 2020Currents News Staff Around the world, millions of people of faith face persecution for practicing their religion. In the United States there […]
Human Trafficking Exposed: Part One
January 17, 2020By Tamara Laine January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. It’s a world-wide problem where criminals are using violence, fraud and coercion to […]
Through Rap, Catholic Artist Preaches the Word
January 16, 2020By Emily Drooby and Allyson Escobar RED HOOK — What rhymes with forgiveness? That’s something Catholic rapper Melvin Windley, a.k.a. “Rabelzthemc,” may […]
Martin Luther King Jr.: Remembering His Message as Disciples of Christ
January 15, 2020Currents News Staff Martin Luther King Day is celebrated on Monday, Jan. 20, but Jan. 15 would have been the civil rights […]
Catholic School Fights Anti-Semitism With Class on Jewish History
January 14, 2020By Emily Drooby There was deafening silence in a Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School classroom as students listened to stories of Holocaust […]
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Wants Name Removed as Co-Author of Book on Celibacy
January 14, 2020Currents News Staff VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At the request of retired Pope Benedict XVI, his name will be removed as co-author […]
Retired Pope, Vatican Cardinal Write Book Defending Priestly Celibacy
January 13, 2020By Emily Drooby and Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Since marriage and priesthood both demand the total devotion and self-giving of […]
Pope Francis: ‘Baptizing a Child Is an Act of Justice’
January 13, 2020By Melissa N. Butz The Sistine Chapel seemed more like a normal parish on Jan. 12 as Pope Francis baptized 32 children […]
Sheen Center Showcases Works of Art by Bolivian Youth
January 10, 2020By Jessica Easthope The gallery at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture filled up quickly with people who stood, awestruck that […]
