Deacon Helps Priests Bring New Life to Churches in Brooklyn Diocese
October 23, 2019By Tim Harfmann As the business manager at Saint Augustine Church in Park Slope, Deacon Dean Dobbins is a busy man. He’s […]
Topic: Faith
Cardinal Says Synod Seeks to Give Women Greater Role in Church Governance
October 23, 2019By Melissa Butz and Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent ROME — Catholic bishops are not fully utilizing Church law to maximize […]
Group Advocates for Women’s Ordination on the Sidelines of the Synod
October 23, 2019By Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent ROME — As the Vatican’s meeting on the Amazon draws to a close this week, […]
Futures in Education Gala Raises $2.4 Million
October 23, 2019MANHATTAN — Futures in Education, an organization that provides tuition assistance to help families pay for Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens, […]
Brooklyn Priest Named New President of Vatican Agency for Humanitarian Relief
October 22, 2019By Tim Harfmann New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced Monsignor Peter Vaccari, a Brooklyn priest, as the new head of a Catholic […]
Number of ‘Nones’ are Increasing in the U.S.
October 22, 2019By Emily Drooby and Andrew Pugliese BUSHWICK — A Pew Research Center study released on Oct. 17 shows that Americans who identify […]
Catholics Commemorate Feast of St. John Paul II
October 22, 2019Currents News Staff Every year on Oct. 22, the Catholic Church commemorates the liturgical feast of St. John Paul II. On this […]
Amazon Synod Enters Critical Stage
October 22, 2019Currents News Staff The Amazon Synod is in its final phase. Cardinal Claudio Hummes is preparing the conclusions. A commission of 12 […]
Controversial Amazon Statue Stolen From Church, Thrown in Rome’s Tiber River
October 21, 2019By Melissa Butz and Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent ROME — A wood carving statue of a naked pregnant woman that […]
Faith Leaders Support Plan to Close Jails on Rikers Island
October 18, 2019Currents News Staff The New York City Council on Oct. 17 passed a plan to close the detention centers on Rikers Island […]