Hospital Chaplain on Confronting Pandemic: ‘I Became a Priest to Serve’
April 7, 2020Currents News Staff Facing down the coronavirus while building up the spirits of the medical heroes are hospital chaplains like Father Bryan […]
Topic: Faith
Brooklyn Diocese Remembers Second Priest Lost to Coronavirus
April 6, 2020By Jessica Easthope A man of service and a father to all is how Father Gioacchino Basile is described by those who […]
Parishioners Find ‘Mass’ Appeal in Livestreamed Church Services During Pandemic
April 6, 2020By Emily Drooby Streaming Mass right into homes is the new normal during the coronavirus quarantine, and there’s many ways to do […]
Ask the Doctor: Investigating the Spread and Treatment of Coronavirus
April 3, 2020Currents News Staff Medical professionals are hard at work, searching for possible treatments for infected coronavirus patients. One technique involves the blood […]
Saint Kevin Catholic Academy Students Sing ‘That’s What Friends Are For’
April 2, 2020Currents News Staff While learning online at home during the coronavirus pandemic, students from Saint Kevin Catholic Academy were inspired by a […]
Who Should Decide When Someone Lives or Dies?
April 2, 2020Currents News Staff The pandemic is raising the most fundamental moral questions about life and death. New York’s health care system is […]
Remembering St. Pope John Paul II
April 2, 2020By Melissa Butz It’s been 15 years since the death of the pope who marked an era in Catholic history. Fifteen years […]
Distance Learning Shows Catholic School Students What ‘Friends Are For’
April 2, 2020By Emily Drooby For students in the Brooklyn Diocese, their new classroom is their dining room table. Students and teachers are now […]
Episode 52 – “Dan England and the Noonday Devil”
April 2, 2020Fr. Robert Lauder has a deep connection to the arts including film, stage and literature. THE CATHOLIC NOVEL is a lecture series […]
Rabbi Addresses Concerns Over Virus Spread in Orthodox Communities
April 1, 2020Currents News Staff There’s controversy in New York City over religion and the coronavirus pandemic. People want to be together for prayer […]