New York, Nation Brace for Growing Healthcare Needs
March 31, 2020Currents News Staff Some relief has arrived in New York City in the form of the U.S. naval hospital ship Comfort. Onboard, […]
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How Hospital Chaplains Are Bringing the Faith to Workers, Patients and Families
March 31, 2020Currents News Staff These are trying times for medical workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis. It is unlike any we’ve […]
‘A Medical Warzone,’ Brooklyn Hospital Calls for Supplies in Fight Against Virus
March 31, 2020By Tim Harfmann The intensive care unit at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, is at capacity. Patient […]
New York Healthcare Workers Get Big ‘Thank You’ From Catholic Artist
March 31, 2020By Emily Drooby A sign of thanks has appeared outside what’s become the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in Queens’ Elmhurst Hospital. […]
Why Italians Are Finding Faith in Numbers During the Coronavirus Crisis
March 31, 2020By Melissa Butz A new glimmer of hope is spreading throughout Italy after March 30 marked a new two-week low of new […]
Remembering Father Jorge Ortiz-Garay, First U.S. Catholic Priest Lost to Coronavirus
March 30, 2020By Tim Harfmann A memorial is growing outside the locked doors of Saint Brigid’s Church in Bushwick, Brooklyn, to honor their beloved […]
How to Talk to Your Children About COVID-19
March 30, 2020Currents News Staff The coronavirus crisis is turning everyday life into something far from normal. Many families are, understandably, having a hard […]
Church Leaders Urge That Migrants Not Be Forgotten During Coronavirus Pandemic
March 30, 2020By Christopher White, National Correspondent NEW YORK — Catholic leaders across the globe are pleading that migrants and refugees not be forgotten […]
Pope Francis Livestreams Prayer Service for End to Coronavirus
March 27, 2020By Melissa Butz Pope Francis has just made history as the very first pope to give an “Urbi et Orbi” blessing to […]
Hard History of NYC Hospitals at Center of Coronavirus Crisis
March 27, 2020By Emily Drooby Elmhurst Hospital in Queens is being called the center of the coronavirus crisis in New York city. In just […]