TONIGHT AT 7: Hundreds Take Part in Dancing of the Giglio at Annual Brooklyn Feast
July 14, 2025By Katie Vasquez The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast is a tradition that dates back to 1887 – when Italian immigrants […]
Topic: Italian American
Meet the 90-Year-Old Tailor Styling Vice President JD Vance
January 20, 2025By Currents News An Ohio master tailor is living the American dream now that he’s dressed Vice President JD Vance for Jan. […]
Former Garment Worker Immortalized with Statue at Italian-American Museum
October 11, 2024By Katie Vasquez A row of family photos is proudly displayed at Maria Pulsone’s Queens home. “I’m very happy for my family. […]
Final Resting Place: Murdered Activist’s Grave Gets Headstone
October 23, 2023by Katie Vasquez One by one, people left red carnations at the new headstone of Pietro “Pete” Panto at St. Charles-Resurrection Cemeteries […]
Pop-Up Exhibit in New York City Gives Special Insight into Mother Cabrini’s Life
July 15, 2021By Emily Drooby Tucked away at the St. Frances Cabrini Shrine in northern Manhattan, there is a room filled with relics of […]
Dancing in the Streets of Williamsburg as the Giglio Lift Makes its Triumphant Return
July 12, 2021By Emily Drooby and Bill Miller WILLIAMSBURG — Dominic and Michael Franco had certainly been out of their comfort zone, and they […]
Eleven-Year-Old Walks Thousands of Miles in Europe to Visit Grandmother During Pandemic
October 28, 2020Currents News Staff Over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go! We all know the nursery rhyme, but […]
Porziuncola in Assisi Reminds Faithful About Power of Forgiveness, Especially in Month of August
August 4, 2020Currents News Staff Four years ago, the pope made a quick but emotional and profoundly meaningful visit to the Porziuncola in Assisi. […]
Statues Are Coming Down Across America. Is New York’s Columbus Circle Next?
June 22, 2020Currents News Staff Statues that stood for years are crashing down around America. Next to be removed is Theodore Roosevelt’s statue outside […]
De Blasio Calls Move to Honor Mother Cabrini a ‘Manufactured Controversy’
October 15, 2019By Tim Harfmann Laura Eng, a Brooklyn resident and one of many Catholics outraged over the Mother Cabrini statue controversy, turned her […]