Pope Francis’ World Day of the Poor on Sunday Includes Listening, Helping
November 9, 2021Currents News Staff Sunday, Nov. 14, is the fifth World Day of the Poor. Pope Francis will celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s […]
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Catholic News Headlines for Monday, 11/8/21
November 8, 2021The fate of a NYC chapel at LaGuardia Airport is still up in the air, but airport chaplain Father Chris Piasta isn’t […]
Currents News Update for Thursday, 11/4/21
November 4, 2021With Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio’s retirement right around the corner, a Brooklyn church is saying goodbye with prayer. A breakthrough in treating COVID […]
Hope On the Open Ocean: How One Catholic Priest Rescues Fleeing Migrants Crossing the Mediterranean
November 4, 2021Currents News Staff This is what Father Luigi Usubelli saw: a wooden boat carrying 70 migrants including four children and six women […]
Currents News Update for Wednesday, 11/3/21
November 3, 2021After being sent back down by the Supreme Court, a New York court is reconsidering a mandate for insurance coverage for abortions […]
Currents News Update for Tuesday, 11/2/21
November 2, 2021Today is Election Day in New York City and across the country. The Supreme Court is now deciding what action, if any, […]
On All Souls’ Feast, Pope Francis Decries War and Weapons of Mass Destruction During Visit to WWII Military Cemetery
November 2, 2021Currents News Staff Pope Francis walked alone among the tombs of French soldiers killed during World War II, leaving white roses and […]
Currents News Update for Monday, 11/1/21
November 1, 2021A silver celebration here in the Diocese of Brooklyn — His excellency Nicholas DiMarzio marked 25 years as a bishop. Today is All […]
Currents News Update for Friday, 10/29/21
October 29, 2021President Biden met with Pope Francis at the Vatican this morning — Biden says they did not discuss abortion. Former Gov. Andrew […]
Pope Francis and President Biden Discuss Global Issues During Extended Vatican Meeting
October 29, 2021By Jessica Easthope 90 minutes – that’s how long President Biden and Pope Francis spent together, longer than any president in recent […]