What We Can Learn From the History of Passover During the Virus Crisis
April 7, 2020Currents News Staff During the coronavirus pandemic, Jewish families will be celebrating their triumph over a different plague: the holy days of […]
Topic: Inspiration
Hospital Chaplain on Confronting Pandemic: ‘I Became a Priest to Serve’
April 7, 2020Currents News Staff Facing down the coronavirus while building up the spirits of the medical heroes are hospital chaplains like Father Bryan […]
Saint Kevin Catholic Academy Students Sing ‘That’s What Friends Are For’
April 2, 2020Currents News Staff While learning online at home during the coronavirus pandemic, students from Saint Kevin Catholic Academy were inspired by a […]
Remembering St. Pope John Paul II
April 2, 2020By Melissa Butz It’s been 15 years since the death of the pope who marked an era in Catholic history. Fifteen years […]
Distance Learning Shows Catholic School Students What ‘Friends Are For’
April 2, 2020By Emily Drooby For students in the Brooklyn Diocese, their new classroom is their dining room table. Students and teachers are now […]
Why Italians Are Finding Faith in Numbers During the Coronavirus Crisis
March 31, 2020By Melissa Butz A new glimmer of hope is spreading throughout Italy after March 30 marked a new two-week low of new […]
Pope Francis Livestreams Prayer Service for End to Coronavirus
March 27, 2020By Melissa Butz Pope Francis has just made history as the very first pope to give an “Urbi et Orbi” blessing to […]
Youth Movement Brings Christ’s Healing to Homes With Online Challenge
March 26, 2020By Tim Harfmann Scrolling through social media, you might notice the latest campaign: #JornadaHealsChallenge Organized by the Jordana movement, it asks people […]
With Masses Suspended, Church Collections Move Online
March 26, 2020By Emily Drooby With churches in the Diocese of Brooklyn closed, the collections basket isn’t being passed around. But the bills aren’t […]
‘Guardian Angels’ Help the Homeless During Coronavirus Crisis
March 25, 2020By Emily Drooby The roads and sidewalks surrounding New York’s Penn Station are normally packed with people, but now they’re silent. It’s […]