De Blasio Calls Move to Honor Mother Cabrini a ‘Manufactured Controversy’
October 15, 2019By Tim Harfmann Laura Eng, a Brooklyn resident and one of many Catholics outraged over the Mother Cabrini statue controversy, turned her […]
Topic: Immigrants
Mother Cabrini Statue in Sight, Italian-Americans Rally for Heritage and Faith
October 14, 2019By Emily Drooby and Andrew Pugliese MANHATTAN — After marching in the Columbus Day Parade on Oct. 14, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced […]
Supreme Court to Address Religious Freedom, Right to Life, Immigration
October 7, 2019Currents News Staff Among the cases on the docket for the Supreme Court this term are ones especially important to Catholics. Saint […]
Catholics Honor Mother Cabrini Amid Controversy
October 6, 2019By Tim Harfmann Catholics arrived at Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn by the bus loads, rallying behind Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini amid controversy. Mother […]
2019 Shining Stars: Ghanaian Catholics Lead Hymns of Praise
September 29, 2019By Tim Harfmann Albert and Elaine Tontoh spend their weekends serving the Church in song. Albert plays the keyboard. Elaine leads the […]
Brooklyn Catholics Raise Funds for NYC Statue of Mother Cabrini
September 24, 2019Currents News Staff Mother Cabrini is one of the most famous New Yorkers of all time, and city residents overwhelmingly voted to […]
Trump Addresses UN on Right to Life, International Relations, Immigration
September 24, 2019By Emily Drooby The eyes of the world’s leaders were on the President Trump as he arrived at the United Nations for […]
New York Doctors Meet With Pope on Value of Healthcare
September 20, 2019By Melissa Butz Pope Francis met with 600 doctors from New York on September 20. The medical professionals work with an organization […]
Court Allows Trump Administration to Bar Asylum-Seekers for Now
September 12, 2019By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Supreme Court issued an unsigned order late Sept. 11 that will temporarily allow the Trump […]
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 […]