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 […]
Topic: Inspiration
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 […]
Local Nigerian Catholics Honor Holy Family’s Flight to Egypt
February 25, 2020By Jessica Easthope and Melissa Enaje EAST NEW YORK — The Nigerian Igbo community celebrated its annual remembrance of the Holy Family’s flight […]
Where Ash Wednesday Ashes Come From
February 25, 2020By Tim Harfmann On Ash Wednesday, millions of Catholics around the world receive a mark on their foreheads, symbolizing the start of […]
Pope Francis to Lead Centuries Old Tradition for Ash Wednesday
February 25, 2020By Melissa Butz On Ash Wednesday, the streets will be full of faithful processing from the church of St. Anselm to the […]
Faithful Catholic, Kobe Bryant, Remembered by Family, Friends and the NBA’s Elite
February 24, 2020Currents News Staff An emotional, and at times joyful celebration of life was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Feb. […]