How a Hospital Harpist and Volunteer Are Giving Each Other Hope During the Pandemic
April 23, 2020Currents News Staff Even if we’re still healthy and able bodied, we’ve all lost something: a routine, a sense of purpose. Everyday […]
Topic: Faith
Priest Who Served Seven Churches, Father Adnel Burgos, Remembered for Making It ‘Cool to Follow God’
April 22, 2020By Emily Drooby Father Adnel Burgos was a young man, only 57-years-old, when he passed away from heart failure, possibly related to […]
‘On Eagle’s Wings’ Composer, Father Mike Joncas, Gives the World New Hope With ‘Shelter Me’
April 22, 2020By Jessica Easthope Many are familiar with the song “On Eagle’s Wings,” but not the man behind it. That man is Father […]
Shoemaker Stays in Business During Pandemic by Making Crosses
April 22, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge economic impact. Some companies have gone out of business, and others are in jeopardy. One […]
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 […]
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 […]