Old Stone House Preserves Revolutionary War History
June 10, 2026By Katie Vasquez The Old Stone House in Park Slope offers visitors a glimpse into Brooklyn’s colonial past and the sacrifices made […]
Topic: Historical Brooklyn
The Church That Shaped Spanish Ministry in the Diocese of Brooklyn
October 15, 2025By Katie Vasquez and Paula Katinas FORT GREENE — The Diocese of Brooklyn, often referred to as the “Diocese of Immigrants,” has a […]
Bishop Robert Brennan Impressed by Brooklyn’s ‘Amazing’ Celebration and Devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 16, 2021Currents News Staff It was such a huge celebration in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Diocese of Brooklyn this […]
Church Ave. in Brooklyn Co-Named After Venerable Pierre Toussaint, Devout Catholic and Philanthropist
April 26, 2021By Emily Drooby Faithful were singing in the streets as Church Ave. in Flatbush got a new name: Pierre Toussaint. Priests, Haitian-Americans, […]
A Look Into the Warehouse Holding Artifacts and History of the Brooklyn Diocese
December 2, 2020By Jessica Easthope On a dead-end street in Bushwick there’s a hidden treasure trove of history and faith. This warehouse isn’t sacred, […]
Archaeologists Dig for Battle of Brooklyn Soldiers
July 18, 2017America’s revolution against British rule was fought most fiercely in the Battle of Brooklyn, one of the bloodiest engagements of the entire […]
The Great History behind Brooklyn Catholic Landmark
November 18, 2016On Sunday, Saint Gregory the Great in Crown Heights will commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the first mass celebrated in the present […]