How a Hospital Harpist and Volunteer Are Giving Each Other Hope During the Pandemic
April 23, 2020Currents News Staff Even if we’re still healthy and able bodied, we’ve all lost something: a routine, a sense of purpose. Everyday […]
Topic: Inspiration
‘On Eagle’s Wings’ Composer, Father Mike Joncas, Gives the World New Hope With ‘Shelter Me’
April 22, 2020By Jessica Easthope Many are familiar with the song “On Eagle’s Wings,” but not the man behind it. That man is Father […]
Shoemaker Stays in Business During Pandemic by Making Crosses
April 22, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge economic impact. Some companies have gone out of business, and others are in jeopardy. One […]
Pastors Bring Hope Through Parish Neighborhoods With Blessed Sacrament
April 20, 2020By Emily Drooby In a sign of hope, community and faith, clergy from Saint Helen Church in Howard Beach, Queens are taking […]
Orthodox Christians Keep Easter Traditions Alive During Pandemic
April 20, 2020By Jessica Easthope A church that’s pitch black represents the tomb where Jesus is laid in the days leading up to his […]
St. John’s RCIA Candidates Remain United in Faith Despite Virus Crisis
April 17, 2020By Jessica Easthope Receiving the sacraments is what Divine Mercy Sunday would have looked like for St. John’s University’s candidates coming through […]
Women Religious Answer Call to Serve During 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
April 17, 2020By Franca Braatz and Michelle Powers The Spanish influenza was an undetected killer sweeping the globe as the world was in the […]
Brooklyn Priest Named New Bishop of Paterson
April 15, 2020By Jessica Easthope and Christopher White NEW YORK — Pope Francis has named a Brooklyn priest, Father Kevin Sweeney, as the next […]
Brooklyn Pizza Shop Feeds Students, First Responders and Hungry During Pandemic
April 15, 2020By Emily Drooby Dough, sauce and cheese mix together for the perfect combination, but there’s something that makes Lombardo’s of Bay Ridge […]
Sister Helen Prejean Spending COVID-19 Quarantine Advocating for Prisoners
April 14, 2020By Christopher White, National Correspondent NEW YORK — In back-to-back homilies, Pope Francis prayed for prisoners and those facing unjust sentences – […]