Brooklyn Friars Travel to Help Refugees Seeking Asylum
August 29, 2019Currents News Staff For five Franciscan friars from Brooklyn, spending time at the U.S.-Mexico border was emotional. “I was changed by this […]
Topic: Inspiration
Matters of Life and Death: Pope to Bring His Message to Southern Africa
August 29, 2019By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Rejecting violence, promoting interreligious harmony, caring for the environment and stamping out government corruption are […]
Pope Francis: The Sick are ‘Not Disposable’
August 28, 2019Currents News Staff With several children joining him in the popemobile, on August 28 the Holy Father returned to Saint Peter’s Square […]
Catholic Students ‘March’ Forward to Support Veterans
August 27, 2019Currents News Staff Four Catholic school students — Kellen Witty, Quinn Schoenenberger, Karsen Sherrick and Devon Johnson — aren’t just talking the […]
Vatican Promotes Green Travel With Charging Stations for Electric Cars
August 26, 2019Currents News Staff According to the United Nations, traditional transport annually emits about eight gigatons of carbon emissions into the atmosphere, a […]
Christian Persecution and Violence on the Rise in Nigeria
August 23, 2019Currents News Staff Violence is on the rise in Nigeria as abuses by militant groups like Boko Haram and the Fulani Herdsmen […]
Basketball Legend Bob Cousy Receives Medal of Freedom
August 22, 2019Currents News Staff A native New Yorker and basketball legend has added another award to his trophy case tonight. Hall of Famer […]
Church Linked to Harriet Tubman Damaged by Lightning
August 20, 2019Currents News Staff On August 18, a lightning strike hit the steeple of Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church in Auburn, New York, […]
Spreading the Message of Purity, One Step at a Time
August 20, 2019By Tim Harfmann and Allyson Escobar MIDLAND BEACH — Warm weather in Staten Island’s Midland Beach didn’t stop participants from running in […]
NYC Tourists Keep it Frugal, Find Community With Religious Hotels
August 19, 2019By Emily Drooby Tucked away on West 23 Street in Manhattan sits the Leo House. From its reception desk to its key […]