Funeral Industry Faces Pressure, Crowding With Deaths From Pandemic
April 9, 2020By Emily Drooby The week of April 5 is on track to be the saddest week of the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. […]
Topic: Faith
Catholic School Teachers Lift Student Spirits With Drive-By Easter Parade
April 8, 2020By Jessica Easthope A drive-by Easter parade is how teachers from Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy in Corona, Queens, are staying […]
Medicine for the Soul: Performer Entertains Nursing Home Residents in Quarantine
April 8, 2020By Jessica Easthope Carmel Richmond Nursing Home on Staten Island is just one of five ArchCare facilities in New York. The people […]
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens Feeds Hungry During Coronavirus Crisis
April 8, 2020By Emily Drooby Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens are handing out food in Corona, Queens, an area hit hard by COVID-19. These […]
Across the Nation, Faith Groups Challenge Social Distancing Guidelines
April 7, 2020Currents News Staff In Brooklyn, members of Orthodox Jewish communities have continued to gather for funeral services over the last several days, […]
What We Can Learn From the History of Passover During the Virus Crisis
April 7, 2020Currents News Staff During the coronavirus pandemic, Jewish families will be celebrating their triumph over a different plague: the holy days of […]
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 […]
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 […]