Diocese of Scranton Priest Explains How Monks Used Beer to Fast During Lent
March 20, 2024By Katie Vasquez For thousands of years, beer has been part of the daily diet of various civilizations. But did you know […]
Topic: History
World War II Heirloom Finds Returned to Owners Eight Decades Later
April 25, 2023A teenager in Italy stumbled across a piece of history in his local forest when he found a bracelet belonging to a […]
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, […]
‘Unspoken Voices’ Exhibit Using Art to Humanize Those Enslaved at NYC’s Dyckman Farmhouse
March 17, 2021By Emily Drooby Six names are no longer hidden from the world. Now, they’re part of an exhibit at the Dyckman Farmhouse […]
NYPD Women: Daughter of Late Detective Pays Tribute to Her Mother’s Legacy
March 17, 2021By Jessica Easthope Stephenie Clark says her mom Eileen was protecting and serving, long before she joined the NYPD. “It was unusual […]
A Stop on the Underground Railroad: Take a Look Inside Brooklyn’s Plymouth Church
February 24, 2021By Emily Drooby On a quaint Brooklyn Heights street sits Plymouth Church. Hidden among the pews, are crucial pieces of Black History. […]
Hidden History at Kalustyan’s: NYC Specialty Food Store a Site of Former Presidential Inauguration
January 20, 2021By Emily Drooby A stroll down the aisles at Kalustyan’s in Manhattan, is also a stroll through history. “It’s a great feeling […]
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, […]
How the Catacombs Beneath the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral Reconnect Faith and History
November 24, 2020By Jessica Easthope Time stands still on Mulberry and Prince Streets. There’s a hidden secret inside the church. Many don’t know there’s […]
Ruins Dating Back to Roman Empire Rediscovered Near Pantheon
May 8, 2020Currents News Staff Only in a city like Rome does maintenance work on drainage systems end up unearthing second-century monuments. As lockdown […]