Pope Francis Suggests Updating Catechism to Include Ecological Sin
January 8, 2020By Emily Drooby While speaking to members of the International Association of Penal Law, Pope Francis shared his plans to update the […]
Topic: Inspiration
‘No End in Sight to the Horror’: Australian Bishops Respond to Fires
January 8, 2020CANBERRA, Australia (CNS) — Saying that “there is no end in sight to the horror which confronts us,” Archbishop Mark Coleridge, president […]
Using Architecture, Missionary Priest ‘Builds’ Relationship With Christ
January 7, 2020By Tim Harfmann Jesuit priest Father Terrence Curry is on a new mission, sanding and sawing spirituality in Brooklyn. He is an […]
Nun Who Served Seven Popes Celebrates 90 Years of Life
January 7, 2020Currents News Staff Sister Maria de Céu was born in Portugal 90 years ago. She has lived in the Vatican for 70 […]
Currents News for Monday, January 6, 2020
January 6, 2020On the newscast: Threats of retaliation as tens of thousands mourn for an Iranian leader killed in a U.S. drone strike; People […]
Guatemalan Catholics Celebrate Faith, Culture With ‘Señor de Escuipulas’
January 6, 2020By Jessica Easthope Each year the Guatemalan community in Far Rockaway, Queens celebrates something unique to its culture and faith: the Black […]
Bright Christmas Fund Helps Parishioners Celebrate Feast of the Epiphany
January 6, 2020By Jessica Easthope The tradition of giving gifts on Christmas didn’t start with Santa Claus, but with the three wise men who […]
Twain’s Holy Land Travelogue Reveals Both Appreciation, Cynicism
January 3, 2020By Christopher White and Emily Drooby NEW YORK — In 1867, American humorist Mark Twain traveled to the Holy Land on a […]
Currents News for Thursday, January 2, 2020
January 2, 2020On the newscast: Pope Francis apologizes after an incident in Saint Peter’s Square on New Year’s Eve; More anti-Semitic attacks and a […]
Pope Opens New Year with Strong Condemnation of Violence Against Women
January 2, 2020By Elise Harris ROME (Crux) – Pope Francis began 2020 with a bang Wednesday, issuing a harsh condemnation of violence against women […]