U.S. Court of Appeals to Hear Arguments in Diocese of Brooklyn Religious Liberty Case
December 17, 2020Currents News Staff Arguments in the case are scheduled to be heard Friday, Dec. 18 in the United States Court of Appeals […]
Topic: New York State
Bishops: Getting COVID-19 Vaccine Is ‘Act of Charity,’ Supports the Common Good
December 14, 2020By Currents News Staff and Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — The “gravity” of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and “the lack of availability […]
Happy 134th Birthday Statue of Liberty! How To Virtually Celebrate Lady Liberty
October 29, 2020Currents News Staff It’s a big day for the Statue of Liberty. On Oct. 28, in 1886, Lady Liberty was dedicated as […]
Brooklyn Diocese Catholic School Speaks Out on HEROES Act COVID-19 Relief Bill Snub
October 20, 2020By Jessica Easthope Students filing in to Bay Ridge Catholic Academy can’t enter their classrooms without a temperature check. Once they get […]
Honoring Mother Cabrini in Battery Park: Remembering the Catholic Saint’s Compassion for All People
October 12, 2020Currents News Staff The dedication of a new statue honoring St. Frances Xavier Cabrini comes as a happy ending after some controversy […]
Cuomo Extends New York Stay at Home Orders as Other States Prepare to Reopen
May 15, 2020Currents News Staff It’ll be one more month at home for millions of New Yorkers. Governor Andrew Cuomo has extended restrictions until […]
Five Family Members Who Beat Coronavirus Say They Did ‘Only by the Grace of God’
May 13, 2020Currents News Staff The last few months have been rough on the Pierce household. “Five members of my family had COVID, three […]
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. […]
Cuomo Extends Social Distancing Rule
April 6, 2020Currents News Staff While the total number of hospitalizations and ICU admissions is down and the number of deaths in the state […]
The Christian Charity Behind Central Park’s Field Hospital
April 3, 2020By Emily Drooby New York City hospitals are stretched to the breaking point amid the COVID-19 crisis, and a 68-bed emergency facility […]