Through Rap, Catholic Artist Preaches the Word
January 16, 2020By Emily Drooby and Allyson Escobar RED HOOK — What rhymes with forgiveness? That’s something Catholic rapper Melvin Windley, a.k.a. “Rabelzthemc,” may […]
Topic: Inspiration
Martin Luther King Jr.: Remembering His Message as Disciples of Christ
January 15, 2020Currents News Staff Martin Luther King Day is celebrated on Monday, Jan. 20, but Jan. 15 would have been the civil rights […]
Pope Francis: ‘Baptizing a Child Is an Act of Justice’
January 13, 2020By Melissa N. Butz The Sistine Chapel seemed more like a normal parish on Jan. 12 as Pope Francis baptized 32 children […]
For Parishioners of Church Destroyed in Puerto Rico Earthquake, Faith Remains Unshaken
January 10, 2020Currents News Staff A 6.4 earthquake knocked down Immaculate Conception Church in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico on Jan. 6. On Thursday, church members […]
Pope Francis Focuses on U.S., Iran and Protecting the Vulnerable With World Diplomats
January 9, 2020By Melissa N. Butz The U.S.- Iran crisis and protecting young people from abuse were the biggest themes for Pope Francis’s highly […]
Pope Francis Offers Friendly Kiss to Excited Nun Trying to Greet Him
January 9, 2020Currents News Staff Pope Francis went back into the crowds after the incident on Dec. 31, when excessive enthusiasm made him react […]
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 […]
‘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 […]