Mother Cabrini Foundation Donates Millions to COVID-19 Emergency Response Agencies
April 21, 2020By Emily Drooby For years, Mother Cabrini tirelessly helped immigrants, orphans and the sick. Now her legacy of lending a helping hand […]
Topic: Faith
Pastors Bring Hope Through Parish Neighborhoods With Blessed Sacrament
April 20, 2020By Emily Drooby In a sign of hope, community and faith, clergy from Saint Helen Church in Howard Beach, Queens are taking […]
Catholic Leaders Unite in Grassroots Effort to Help Migrants During Pandemic
April 20, 2020By Christopher White, National Correspondent NEW YORK — A number of prominent Catholic leaders have joined grassroots organizations from Central America, Mexico, […]
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 […]
St. John’s RCIA Candidates Remain United in Faith Despite Virus Crisis
April 17, 2020By Jessica Easthope Receiving the sacraments is what Divine Mercy Sunday would have looked like for St. John’s University’s candidates coming through […]
Women Religious Answer Call to Serve During 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
April 17, 2020By Franca Braatz and Michelle Powers The Spanish influenza was an undetected killer sweeping the globe as the world was in the […]
Social Distancing Not a Threat to Religious Freedom, Says Archbishop Lori
April 16, 2020Currents News Staff The Mass and Eucharist are a big part of the Catholic faith, but due to the coronavirus crisis, churches […]
Fashion Designer Sews to Save Lives Fighting Coronavirus
April 16, 2020By Emily Drooby In Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, there’s a bridal shop called Lé Lauriér. It’s owned by designer Lauren Holovka. Normally she […]
Brooklyn Priest Named New Bishop of Paterson
April 15, 2020By Jessica Easthope and Christopher White NEW YORK — Pope Francis has named a Brooklyn priest, Father Kevin Sweeney, as the next […]
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 […]