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 […]
Topic: Immigrants
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 […]
Mississippi Priest Loses Half His Congregation After ICE Raid
August 26, 2019Currents News Staff In the largest single-state immigration raid in U.S. history, hundreds were rounded up in Mississippi this month. In Forrest, […]
New White House Immigration Rule to Face Court Challenges
August 19, 2019Currents News Staff Although the Trump administration has taken several steps to address the number of migrants congregating at the southern border […]
Touring a Texas Migrant Facility
August 15, 2019Currents News Staff The main facility where thousands of migrants are held is not as over crowded and controversial as once seen. […]
Man Detained by ICE Speaks Out After Raid
August 13, 2019Currents News Staff Hundreds of people were detained in Mississippi last week in a massive sweep by ICE targeting undocumented workers. One […]