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 […]
Topic: Inspiration
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 […]
Haitian Independence Day Celebrated Throughout Diocese
January 2, 2020By Jessica Easthope Ringing in the New Year is a tradition celebrated by all – but for the Haitian community, January 1st […]
Church Makes Seven-Foot Tall Notre Dame Replica With Gingerbread
December 23, 2019Currents News Staff Earlier this year, the world watched as flames heavily damaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Now a church […]
Great Ignatian Challenge: Jesuit Schools Raise Scholarships and Food Donations
December 20, 2019By Emily Drooby With a few small steps, student Annie Kinnally is making a major impact, helping to lead her school to […]
Local Volunteers Shop for the Needy in New York
December 16, 2019By Jessica Easthope and Allyson Escobar MANHATTAN — Volunteers from the Diocese of Brooklyn joined Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York and […]