Brooklyn Pizza Shop Feeds Students, First Responders and Hungry During Pandemic
April 15, 2020By Emily Drooby Dough, sauce and cheese mix together for the perfect combination, but there’s something that makes Lombardo’s of Bay Ridge […]
Topic: Faith
Sister Helen Prejean Spending COVID-19 Quarantine Advocating for Prisoners
April 14, 2020By Christopher White, National Correspondent NEW YORK — In back-to-back homilies, Pope Francis prayed for prisoners and those facing unjust sentences – […]
Pregnancy Center Helps Mothers in Crisis During Pandemic
April 14, 2020On March 31, Theresa Lemunyon welcomed her beautiful baby into the world. Theresa needed some help, and because of the coronavirus, she […]
COVID-19 Doesn’t Stop Dioceses’ Faithful From Proclaiming ‘He is Risen’
April 13, 2020By Emily Drooby Despite being quarantined during Easter weekend, the faithful in the Diocese of Brooklyn found unique ways to celebrate. Thousands […]
How a New Jersey Hospital Has Stayed Ahead of PPE Shortage
April 13, 2020Currents News Staff New York has been the hardest hit by the coronavirus, but New Jersey also hasn’t been spared. Joining Currents […]
Coronavirus Vaccine at Least 10 Months Away
April 13, 2020Currents News Staff The number of coronavirus infections is still climbing in New York and across the country. Health experts are rushing […]
How a Priest and an Assemblyman are Fighting for Tenant’s Rights
April 13, 2020By Jessica Easthope Two-thirds of people living in the city rent their homes, and right now, many are worried about how they’re […]
On Good Friday, Pope Francis Intercedes for World During Pandemic
April 10, 2020By Melissa Butz The piercing silence in the Vatican added to the solemn remembrance of the Passion. Pope Francis prayed earnestly, interceding […]
Faithful Remember Persecuted Christians With 24-Hour Good Friday Vigil
April 10, 2020By Emily Drooby Every day, Christians around the world are persecuted for their beliefs. This Good Friday, hundreds prayed for them during […]
First Responders Honored on Holy Thursday During Virus Crisis
April 10, 2020By Jessica Easthope The Lord’s Supper, when Christ instituted the priesthood and washed the feet of his disciples, is being celebrated very […]