Mother Cabrini to be Honored on Float at Columbus Day Parade
October 10, 2019By Tim Harfmann and Allyson Escobar MANHATTAN — It’s not a statue, but it is an honor. The Diocese of Brooklyn will […]
Topic: Inspiration
Indigenous Peoples Honor the Blessed Mother as a Symbol of the Amazon
October 10, 2019By Melissa Butz Before the Amazon Synod even began, one wooden figure had been the cause of questions and even controversy. Amongst […]
Parish Central: New Evangelization in the Brooklyn Diocese
October 10, 2019Currents News Staff A first-of-its kind project is happening right now in the Brooklyn Diocese as part of a new way for […]
Judge Defends Giving Amber Guyger Hug, Bible
October 9, 2019Currents News Staff Texas judge Tammy Kemp hugged a former police officer convicted of murder. It happened just before Amber Guyger was […]
Local Leaders Respond to Mother Cabrini Controversy
October 8, 2019CARROLL GARDENS — The outrage over the snubbing of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini by New York City first lady Chirlane McCray’s She Built […]
Bishop Sansaricq is Honored on His 85th Birthday
October 8, 2019By Allyson Escobar CANARSIE — Retired Auxiliary Bishop Guy A. Sansaricq was honored on Oct. 5 by the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Haitian […]
Chair of Pope’s Amazon Summit Puts Married Priests, Women Squarely on the Table
October 7, 2019By John L. Allen ROME – (Crux) Not wasting any time, the chairman of Pope Francis’s Synod of Bishops on the Amazon […]
Pope Asks Bishops to Embrace Openness, ‘Fire’ of the Holy Spirit at Amazon Synod
October 7, 2019By Melissa Butz The beginning of the long-awaited Synod on the Amazon occurred at the Vatican in a very symbolic place. Right […]
Pope Celebrates Feast of Saint Francis With Pan-Amazonian Representatives
October 4, 2019Currents News Staff To commemorate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis hosted indigenous representatives from the Amazon region in […]
Hundreds Pray for the Unborn With ‘Rosary for Life’
October 4, 2019By Katie Engesser For 27 years, the international group Rosary for Life has been organizing prayer for those too young to speak […]