‘Fatima’ Film Tells True Story of Marian Apparitions
March 2, 2020Currents News Staff In 1917, three children in the town of Fatima, Portugal, received a number of Marian apparitions. 100 years later, […]
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‘In God We Trust’: Catholic Students Learn About the Judicial System
February 28, 2020By Jessica Easthope When Judge Vincent Del Giudice steps onto the bench, he can be pretty tough. But his stern public persona […]
Catholic Students Celebrate Black History in Science, Music and Literature
February 28, 2020Currents News Staff The contributions of African Americans to science, literature, music and culture are endless. All month we’ve been celebrating black […]
Eyes on You: Nuns Are Keeping Facial Recognition Companies In Check
February 27, 2020By Tamara Laine Advances in facial recognition software are just the latest in polarizing technology that has limitless potential for mankind, and […]
Black History Month: Teaching Catholic Youth How ‘Everybody Belongs’
February 27, 2020Currents News Staff During Black History Month, Currents News is taking a different look at the future of race relations in America […]
Hope on Ash Wednesday at Chinese Parish Amid Coronavirus Fears
February 26, 2020SUNSET PARK — At one Chinese parish in the Diocese of Brooklyn, the start of Lent came with a message of hope […]
Religious Education Goes High-Tech in Brooklyn
February 26, 2020By Christine Persichette Through prayer, conversation and a lot of note-taking, on Feb. 25 educators learned how to help children grow in […]
How Catholic Students Learn Confidence Through Comedy
February 26, 2020By Emily Drooby Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School student Kaelyn Bishop would tell you, “I’m very shy and like I don’t speak […]
Pope’s Ash Wednesday Message to Coronavirus Victims
February 26, 2020Currents News Staff As a precaution amid the coronavirus epidemic, the Holy Father’s Ash Wednesday General Audience was held outside in St. […]
Brooklyn’s Role in Freeing America’s Slaves
February 25, 2020By Emily Drooby Weeksville, Brooklyn was one of the first communities for free black Americans in the nation. Now, this almost 200-year-old […]