Russia Seizes Control of Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant
March 4, 2022Currents News Staff It’s been the most turbulent week Europe has seen since World War II. Refugees are flooding borders, mass evacuations […]
Topic: Peace
Ukrainian Military Chaplain in Bomb Shelter Calls Invasion ‘Apocalyptical’ as Country Braces for War
February 24, 2022Currents News Staff How is the Ukrainian Catholic Church bracing for war? Jesuit Father Andriy Zelinskyy is the coordinator of military chaplains […]
Praying For Peace: Ukrainian Catholics Turn to Church For Solace
February 22, 2022Currents News Staff The “Old Crimea” cemetery stretches across the rolling hills outside Mariupol, in eastern Ukraine. In section 21, Ukrainian flags […]
Church Observes Day Of Prayer For Peace In Ukraine
January 26, 2022By Currents News Staff and Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On the day Pope Francis established as a day of prayer […]
The Catholic Secret Inside a Candle Company Supporting Palestinian Women During the Pandemic
March 31, 2021Currents News Staff As we continue to celebrate Women’s History Month, we have the story of a candle-making workshop for women in […]
New Jersey Teen Creates Care Packages For First Responders, Says It’s Important to Help Others
December 17, 2020Currents News Staff An eleven-year-old boy in New Jersey found a way to help people during this pandemic. He decided to create […]
Irish Catholic Politician John Hume Is Remembered as a Peacemaker in the Brooklyn Diocese
August 3, 2020By Jessica Easthope and Michael Kelly Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, Northern Ireland, has hailed political leader John Hume as a “paragon […]
Archdiocese of Madrid Builds Burial Structure for Coronavirus Victims’ Remains
July 20, 2020Currents News Staff In record time — only 15 days — the “Túmulo del Recuerdo” or Tumulus of Memory was created and […]
Brooklyn Diocese Pastors Call for Unity Amidst Protests Following Death of George Floyd
June 1, 2020By Jessica Easthope There weren’t any protesters at Barclays Center the afternoon of June 1, but it has been a central place in […]
‘Powerful Pilgrimage’ Focused on Civil Rights Movement
August 15, 2018A Brooklyn priest is recalling a powerful journey he just completed. Father John Gribowich took a road trip as the nation remembers […]