Declining Enrollment and Lack of Funding Force More Catholic School Closures in Italy, U.S.
July 9, 2020By Melissa Butz Permanently empty classrooms are the new reality for at least 98 Catholic schools in the United States, closing because […]
Topic: Faith
Six Catholic Academies to Close in Brooklyn Diocese, Citing Financial Strain From Pandemic
July 9, 2020By Emily Drooby and Paula Katinas WINDSOR TERRACE – In a harmful blow to Catholic education, six schools in Brooklyn and Queens […]
25th Annual Bishop DiMarzio Golf Classic Raises Money for COVID-19 Relief Efforts
July 9, 2020By Jessica Easthope The Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio 25th Annual Golf Classic looked very different than the event has in years past, in […]
Students
July 9, 2020Recent graduates from Loyola Marymount University spend a year of their lives volunteering for the local Ignatian Service Corps in South Los […]
Currents News full broadcast for Wed, 7/8/20 (Catholic news)
July 8, 2020Currents News reports secular and religious news from the Catholic perspective. Some of the top stories on this newscast: Two big wins […]
Queens Woman Creates Inspirational Artwork to Give Back to Her Neighbors During the Pandemic
July 8, 2020By Emily Drooby On July 8, Jennifer Marino-Bonventre blended together blue and white chalk, a way to create the illusion of fur. […]
Supreme Court Sides with Little Sisters of the Poor on Contraceptive Mandate
July 8, 2020By Carol Zimmermann and Jessica Easthope WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a 7-2 ruling July 8, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of […]
Pope: Migrants Seeking New Life End Up Instead in ‘Hell’ of Detention
July 8, 2020By Melissa Butz and Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Decrying the unimaginable “hell” migrants experience in detention centers, Pope Francis urged […]
For Many Long-Term COVID-19 Patients, Recovery Can Mean Relearning Simple Tasks
July 8, 2020By Emily Drooby Freddy Virola has to re-train his hands to open, a side effect of months spent in the hospital as […]
How Life in Hong Kong Has Changed Since a New National Security Law Has Taken Effect
July 7, 2020Currents News Staff Schools in Hong Kong are being ordered to remove books that might breach the city’s sweeping new national security […]