Pope Francis: ‘Baptizing a Child Is an Act of Justice’
January 13, 2020By Melissa N. Butz The Sistine Chapel seemed more like a normal parish on Jan. 12 as Pope Francis baptized 32 children […]
Topic: Inspiration
For Parishioners of Church Destroyed in Puerto Rico Earthquake, Faith Remains Unshaken
January 10, 2020Currents News Staff A 6.4 earthquake knocked down Immaculate Conception Church in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico on Jan. 6. On Thursday, church members […]
Pope Francis Focuses on U.S., Iran and Protecting the Vulnerable With World Diplomats
January 9, 2020By Melissa N. Butz The U.S.- Iran crisis and protecting young people from abuse were the biggest themes for Pope Francis’s highly […]
Pope Francis Offers Friendly Kiss to Excited Nun Trying to Greet Him
January 9, 2020Currents News Staff Pope Francis went back into the crowds after the incident on Dec. 31, when excessive enthusiasm made him react […]
Pope Francis Suggests Updating Catechism to Include Ecological Sin
January 8, 2020By Emily Drooby While speaking to members of the International Association of Penal Law, Pope Francis shared his plans to update the […]
‘No End in Sight to the Horror’: Australian Bishops Respond to Fires
January 8, 2020CANBERRA, Australia (CNS) — Saying that “there is no end in sight to the horror which confronts us,” Archbishop Mark Coleridge, president […]
Using Architecture, Missionary Priest ‘Builds’ Relationship With Christ
January 7, 2020By Tim Harfmann Jesuit priest Father Terrence Curry is on a new mission, sanding and sawing spirituality in Brooklyn. He is an […]
Nun Who Served Seven Popes Celebrates 90 Years of Life
January 7, 2020Currents News Staff Sister Maria de Céu was born in Portugal 90 years ago. She has lived in the Vatican for 70 […]
Currents News for Monday, January 6, 2020
January 6, 2020On the newscast: Threats of retaliation as tens of thousands mourn for an Iranian leader killed in a U.S. drone strike; People […]
Guatemalan Catholics Celebrate Faith, Culture With ‘Señor de Escuipulas’
January 6, 2020By Jessica Easthope Each year the Guatemalan community in Far Rockaway, Queens celebrates something unique to its culture and faith: the Black […]