Migrant Crisis: Exclusive Coverage on the Southern Border
April 22, 2021Currents News Staff Arizona’s governor is sending 200 National Guard troops to the southern border. Governor Doug Ducey is declaring a state […]
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New Mexico Church Prepares For Influx of Migrants
April 12, 2021Currents News Staff Rev. George Miller is the executive director of the Immigrant Advocacy Center at El Calvario United Methodist Church in […]
Surge of Migrants at Southern Border Approaching Emergency Levels for the Biden Administration
March 10, 2021Currents News Staff In a tent city near the U.S.-Mexico border, Lijia Giselle Amador Zavala waits with her two children. She says […]
Pope Francis Praises Colombia For Initiative Granting Venezuelan Migrants Legal Status
February 15, 2021Currents News Staff “Dear brothers and sisters, good morning. The square is so beautiful with the sun! How beautiful!” said the Holy […]
Sculpture Honoring Migrants Unveiled by Bishop DiMarzio During Christmas Tree Lighting
December 8, 2020By Emily Drooby and Bill Miller PROSPECT HEIGHTS — The Diocese of Brooklyn on Tuesday, Dec. 8 swapped this year’s pandemic darkness […]
‘Angels Unawares’ Sculpture Depicting Migrants and Refugees Finds Temporary Home on Grand Army Plaza
December 7, 2020By Emily Drooby and Bill Miller PROSPECT PARK — It’s crowded on the deck of this boat — 140 souls with not […]
Catholic Leaders Unite in Grassroots Effort to Help Migrants During Pandemic
April 20, 2020By Christopher White, National Correspondent NEW YORK — A number of prominent Catholic leaders have joined grassroots organizations from Central America, Mexico, […]
Currents News full broadcast for Monday, 3/30/20
March 30, 2020On the newscast: Father Jorge Ortiz-Garay has returned to the Lord. The great Brooklyn priest is a victim of the coronavirus pandemic; […]
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’s Favorite Nun Inspires New Yorkers to Advocate for Migrants at the Border
February 20, 2020By Emily Drooby Every day, Sister Norma Pimentel fights the surging humanitarian crisis at our southern border. Now, she’s in New York […]