How a Hospital Harpist and Volunteer Are Giving Each Other Hope During the Pandemic
April 23, 2020Currents News Staff Even if we’re still healthy and able bodied, we’ve all lost something: a routine, a sense of purpose. Everyday […]
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Ask the Doctor: Is the Drug Remdesivir the Answer to Treating COVID-19?
April 17, 2020Currents New Staff More than a hundred years after the Spanish flu, while we have more tools and knowledge to combat a […]
Women Religious Answer Call to Serve During 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
April 17, 2020By Franca Braatz and Michelle Powers The Spanish influenza was an undetected killer sweeping the globe as the world was in the […]
Social Distancing Not a Threat to Religious Freedom, Says Archbishop Lori
April 16, 2020Currents News Staff The Mass and Eucharist are a big part of the Catholic faith, but due to the coronavirus crisis, churches […]
How Will the Coronavirus Impact the Outcome of the 2020 Election
April 14, 2020xCurrents News Staff The presidential race has kind of taken a backseat to the coronavirus pandemic. But, election day is still just […]
Sister Helen Prejean Spending COVID-19 Quarantine Advocating for Prisoners
April 14, 2020By Christopher White, National Correspondent NEW YORK — In back-to-back homilies, Pope Francis prayed for prisoners and those facing unjust sentences – […]
Ask the Doctor: Fighting and Avoiding Coronavirus in Daily Life
April 10, 2020Currents News Staff There are still so many unanswered questions when it comes to the coronavirus. Among them: “Could a person who […]
Funeral Industry Faces Pressure, Crowding With Deaths From Pandemic
April 9, 2020By Emily Drooby The week of April 5 is on track to be the saddest week of the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. […]
Across the Nation, Faith Groups Challenge Social Distancing Guidelines
April 7, 2020Currents News Staff In Brooklyn, members of Orthodox Jewish communities have continued to gather for funeral services over the last several days, […]
What We Can Learn From the History of Passover During the Virus Crisis
April 7, 2020Currents News Staff During the coronavirus pandemic, Jewish families will be celebrating their triumph over a different plague: the holy days of […]