Why the Giglio Tradition in Williamsburg Cannot Be Missed
July 14, 2022Currents News Staff A big Brooklyn tradition is “carrying” on tonight – all four tons of it. Parishioners at Our Lady of […]
Topic: Giglio
Children Carry On Italian-American Tradition By Lifting Giglio at Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
July 11, 2022Currents News Staff They’ve been preparing and they’ve been praying. “Well, I did do a couple of push-ups with friends,” said Evan […]
Dancing in the Streets of Williamsburg as the Giglio Lift Makes its Triumphant Return
July 12, 2021By Emily Drooby and Bill Miller WILLIAMSBURG — Dominic and Michael Franco had certainly been out of their comfort zone, and they […]
Brooklyn Diocese Celebrates Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg in New Ways During Pandemic
July 16, 2020By Jessica Easthope Faith and devotion are alive in the Brooklyn Diocese. For the 133rd year, Our Lady of Mount Carmel was […]
Currents News full broadcast for Saturday, 5/9/20
May 9, 2020On the newscast: -It has been months since parishioners have prayed in the pews. But the Bishop of Brooklyn has a plan, already […]
Currents News full broadcast for Wednesday, 5/6/20
May 6, 2020On the newscast: – A top American Church leader, Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, is installed in his new post but from a distance. […]
Despite Canceled Giglio Feast, Organizers Vow to Keep Tradition Alive and Bring in New Participants
May 6, 2020By Jessica Easthope Unprecedented times call for tough decisions. For the last 117 years thousands of men have carried the tradition of […]
Currents News for Tuesday, July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019On the newscast: The crisis at the border escalates as a tough new policy is being put into place; The famed Crystal […]
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Honors Blessed Mother in Williamsburg
July 16, 2019By Tim Harfmann The pews of Our Lady of Mount Carmel church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn were packed on the afternoon of July […]
Currents News for Monday, July 15, 2019
July 15, 2019Next on Currents News: The Trump administration’s deportation raids are off to a slow start, but migrant fears loom large here in the […]