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 […]
Topic: Faith
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 […]
Sister Helen Prejean Spending COVID-19 Quarantine Advocating for Prisoners
April 14, 2020By Christopher White, National Correspondent NEW YORK — In back-to-back homilies, Pope Francis prayed for prisoners and those facing unjust sentences – […]
Pregnancy Center Helps Mothers in Crisis During Pandemic
April 14, 2020On March 31, Theresa Lemunyon welcomed her beautiful baby into the world. Theresa needed some help, and because of the coronavirus, she […]
COVID-19 Doesn’t Stop Dioceses’ Faithful From Proclaiming ‘He is Risen’
April 13, 2020By Emily Drooby Despite being quarantined during Easter weekend, the faithful in the Diocese of Brooklyn found unique ways to celebrate. Thousands […]
How a New Jersey Hospital Has Stayed Ahead of PPE Shortage
April 13, 2020Currents News Staff New York has been the hardest hit by the coronavirus, but New Jersey also hasn’t been spared. Joining Currents […]
Coronavirus Vaccine at Least 10 Months Away
April 13, 2020Currents News Staff The number of coronavirus infections is still climbing in New York and across the country. Health experts are rushing […]