Catholic News Headlines for Thursday, 12/9/21
December 9, 2021It’s Christmas in Brooklyn again! The Diocese of Brooklyn’s 27-foot Christmas tree was lit up at Grand Army Plaza. In D.C., another […]
Topic: Queens, NY
Gil Hodges Inducted as Hall of Famer a ‘Long Time Coming’ His Catholic Family Says
December 9, 2021Currents News Staff First baseman. Manager. All Star and devout Catholic. That is how the late, great ball player Gil Hodges is being […]
Dorothy Day’s Road to Sainthood Continues With a Boost from New York Catholics
December 7, 2021Currents News Staff A native of Brooklyn could soon become a saint. The Archdiocese of New York is advancing Dorothy Day’s cause for […]
Catholic News Headlines for Tuesday, 12/7/21
December 7, 2021Three hostages were just released by that violent gang in Haiti. Among them, a mother and her child. The Annual Bishop’s Christmas […]
Catholic News Headlines for Monday, 12/6/21
December 6, 2021Brooklyn’s Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated Sunday Mass in the Diocese of Brooklyn at his alma mater, St. John’s University. In the wake […]
Bishop Brennan Says Being a Student at St. John’s University Helped Prepare Him to Become a Priest
December 6, 2021Currents News Staff and John Lavenburg JAMAICA — Soon after Bishop of Brooklyn Robert Brennan took the pulpit at St. Thomas More […]
Diocese of Brooklyn Students Say They Feel Safe as Violence Surges in NYC Public Schools
December 6, 2021By Jessica Easthope The bell rings and the hallways at St. Francis Prep flood with students. There are 2,400 of them and […]
Currents News Special Report: Bishop Robert J. Brennan’s Installation Mass
December 6, 2021Currents News Special Report leads up to the procession and Installation Mass of Bishop Robert J. Brennan as the Eighth Bishop of […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio Extends Vaccine Mandate to New York City’s Private and Religious Schools
December 3, 2021By Jessica Easthope Gina Auricchio teaches first through eighth grade students at St. Athanasius Catholic Academy in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. She’s fully vaccinated […]
Catholic News Headlines for Friday, 12/3/21
December 3, 2021Catholic schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn have an 88-percent vaccination rate — that’s one of the reasons why its superintendent opposes […]