Our Lady of Peace Parish Celebrates 125 Years in Gowanus
December 16, 2024By Currents News Over the weekend of December 13, Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan led a parish’s 125th anniversary celebration: Our Lady of […]
Topic: Franciscan
St. Francis College Pledges Commitment to Diversity After Supreme Court Rejects Affirmative Action
July 18, 2023By Jessica Easthope Sabrina Tayeh isn’t Catholic, she’s a practicing Muslim, but at St. Francis College her faith is accepted and embraced. […]
Dredging Starts on the Gowanus Canal, One of America’s Dirtiest Waterways
November 20, 2020By Emily Drooby The Gowanus Canal might look clear from the surface, but it has become known for its high levels of […]
Pope Francis Urges Human Fraternity Will Lead to Peace in New Encyclical
October 5, 2020By Jessica Easthope and Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Bringing the Vatican official in charge of translations with him, Pope Francis […]
Pope Francis to Sign New Encyclical on Human Fraternity in Assisi During First Trip Since Pandemic
October 1, 2020By Emily Drooby This upcoming weekend, Pope Francis is set to make his first visit outside of Rome since the pandemic put […]
Volunteers Help Clean Prospect Park After a Decrease in Funding and Increase in Attendance
August 17, 2020By Emily Drooby If you take a walk through Prospect Park in Brooklyn, you will likely see trash. It’s a sight that […]
Brooklyn Friars Travel to Help Refugees Seeking Asylum
August 29, 2019Currents News Staff For five Franciscan friars from Brooklyn, spending time at the U.S.-Mexico border was emotional. “I was changed by this […]
Brooklynites Celebrate St. Anthony
June 13, 2018Currents News Tim Harfmann reports from Gowanus, where Catholics are honoring the beloved saint at Our Lady of Peace Church.
Earth Day Motivates Saint Francis College
April 18, 2018At Saint Francis College, Earth Day becomes Earth Week, with events planned by the Environmental Club and Campus Ministry fostering the care […]
Father Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R. Founder
December 14, 2017Father Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R., a founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, has returned to the Lord. The Bronx-based retreat director, […]