Vatican Welcomes Refugees, Offering a Chance to ‘Restart Life’
December 4, 2019By Melissa Butz On the morning of Dec. 4, at the request of Pope Francis, 33 asylum seekers flew into Rome from […]
Topic: Pope Francis
With Public Nativities, Brooklyn Catholics Keep Christ in Christmas
December 3, 2019By Tim Harfmann Nativities are mostly found underneath a Christmas tree — not on a New York City sidewalk. But one in […]
Currents News for Monday, December 2, 2019
December 2, 2019On the newscast: The Bishops of New Jersey and Pennsylvania are back from their Ad Limina visit with the Pope. One of […]
U.S. Bishops Ask Vatican to Release McCarrick Report
December 2, 2019By Tim Harfmann A contingent of U.S. bishops spent their Thanksgiving Day with Pope Francis. A group picture showed the bishops from […]
Gospel Artist Becomes First Violinist to Perform at Sistine Chapel
December 2, 2019By Melissa Butz A small-town farm girl from Manitoba, Canada, and her 300-year-old violin, which was part of King Louis XVI’s orchestra, […]
Bishop Caggiano Named Chairman of Catholic Relief Services Board
December 2, 2019BALTIMORE (Catholic News Service) — Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut, is the new chairman of the board of Catholic Relief […]
Pope Francis Visits Greccio to Sign Letter on Nativity Scene Tradition
December 2, 2019Currents News Staff Pope Francis visited the Franciscan shrine in Greccio on Dec. 1. It is the place where, in the thirteenth […]
Currents News for Wednesday, November 27, 2019
November 27, 2019On the newscast: A massive fireball – after an explosion in Texas this Thanksgiving eve. There are injuries and evacuations. We’ll have […]
Pope Talks Arms Trade and Nuclear Weapons
November 27, 2019By Melissa Butz Pope Francis concluded his thirty-second apostolic journey of his pontificate by speaking to journalists aboard the lengthy flight back to […]
Currents News for Tuesday, November 26, 2019
November 26, 2019On the newscast: Cardinal Dolan holds a Thanksgiving prayer service ahead of an annual turkey give-away to help those less fortunate; Pope […]