Queens Priest Uses Weight Loss Experience To Inspire Youth
August 1, 2019By Emily Drooby Father Henry Torres has been helping to motivate the youth of Saint Sebastian’s Church in Woodside, Queens to get […]
Topic: Family
Hearts ‘Heavy With Sadness’ Over Shooting at Garlic Festival, Bishop Says
July 30, 2019SAN JOSE, California (Catholic News Service) — Late July 29, San Jose Bishop Oscar Cantu held a bilingual prayer vigil for victims, […]
Taking Precautions for Fires Can Mean Life or Death
July 29, 2019By Allyson Escobar and Tamara Laine Elmhurst — First, there was a loud popping sound. Then crackling, followed by the faint smell […]
Holy Child Jesus Community Remembers Family Members Lost to Queens House Fire
July 24, 2019By Tim Harfmann The Richmond Hill, Queens Catholic community gathered to remember Silvia Umana and her children, Guadalupe and Gilbert, who died […]
Sheen Cause for Sainthood Continues as Pope Francis Confirms Miracle
July 23, 2019Currents News Staff On September 15, 2010, Bonnie Engstrom went into labor following what she has described as a “beautifully easy” pregnancy. […]
Holy Child Jesus Student Dies in House Fire
July 23, 2019By Allyson Escobar and Tim Harfmann A fire on the first floor of a Richmond Hill, Queens house took the lives of […]
Catholic Charities St. Charles Jubilee Center Member Turns 100
July 18, 2019Currents News Staff Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens St. Charles Jubilee Senior Center celebrated the 100th birthday of Vivian Levy, longtime member […]
Former U.S. Customs & Border Patrol Janitor Photographs Discarded Religious Relics of Migrants
July 17, 2019By Allyson Escobar Tom Kiefer, a photographer who lives in Arizona, is documenting the journey of migrants at the southern border, examining […]
Attorney to Immigrants and Citizens Encountering ICE: ‘Know Your Rights’
July 16, 2019By Emily Drooby As the managing attorney for Catholic Migration Services’s immigration program, Alex Gonçalves-Peña has been very busy this past week. […]
California Fire Department Welcomes Twelve Babies Following Massive Wildfire
July 12, 2019Currents News Staff Over the past year, a dozen bouncing babies have been born to parents employed by the Redding, California Fire […]