A Little Sister of the Poor Turns 100
February 5, 2020By Jessica Easthope and Allyson Escobar QUEENS VILLAGE — Call it the century-long luck of the Irish: Sister Mary Monica, L.S.P., a […]
Topic: Inspiration
A Palace for the Poor
February 4, 2020Currents News Staff A Vatican palace is now a homeless shelter on the orders of Pope Francis. The Palazzo Migliori, a spectacular […]
Three Decades of Service in Rural India
February 3, 2020By Melissa Butz Sister Crescensia Sun is a missionary sister who works in healthcare in India. The Sisters of Our Lady of […]
Young & Old Line Up for the ‘Blessing of Throats’
February 3, 2020By Emily Drooby Protection for your throat by a blessing performed between two candles is a tradition that can be traced back […]
Catholic Teen Is a Piano Prodigy and Composer
February 2, 2020By Emily Drooby A flute, clarinet, violin, and cello seamlessly blending together to create a beautiful blizzard of sounds in a composition […]
U.S. Sanctions Salvadoran Military Officials Over Jesuit Massacre
January 31, 2020Currents News Staff Justice is being imposed on men responsible for the massacre of six Jesuit priests. It was one the most […]
Human Trafficking Exposed: Part Three
January 31, 2020By Franca Braatz Additional Reporting by Tamara Laine In a discreet office inside New York’s FBI headquarters, the Assistant Special Agent in […]
Countdown to Caucus: Catholic ‘Sisters’ Share History of Political Activism
January 29, 2020By Michelle Powers Most Iowans don’t get involved in the political race, but two sisters in their eighties have never stopped: Jeanie […]
New Papal Ambassador to the UN Celebrates First Mass
January 29, 2020By Emily Drooby and Christopher White NEW YORK – In his first public event since arriving as the new papal ambassador to […]
National Freedom Day: Beyond the Thirteenth Amendment
January 28, 2020Currents News Staff February 1 marks National Freedom Day, honoring the signing of the resolution that later became the Thirteenth Amendment to […]