Diocesan School Enrollments Up Overall as the New School Year Kicks Off
September 8, 2021By Emily Drooby Students were back in Samentha Samuel’s classroom for the first day of school wearing uniforms and masks, “I’m happy […]
Topic: Queens, NY
President Biden Visits Queens Neighborhoods Affected by Flooding as Residents Ask for Federal Help
September 7, 2021By Emily Drooby It’s been almost a week since Tropical Storm Ida brought extreme flooding to Queens. As President Biden prepared to […]
Currents News Update for Tuesday, 9/7/21
September 7, 2021President Biden visited Queens today and got a first-hand look at all of the damage done by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. […]
Biden Visits Storm-Ravaged Areas of New York and New Jersey
September 7, 2021Currents News Staff One week after Hurricane Ida first made landfall, killing more than a dozen people in Louisiana and Mississippi and […]
Catholic News Headlines for Friday, 9/3/21
September 3, 2021The city is spending the long weekend recovering from its first ever flash flood emergency. Tens of thousands fled Afghanistan, but what […]
Currents News Update for Thursday, 9/2/21
September 2, 2021The city is bailing out, after Wednesday night’s fast-moving remnants of Ida raced up the east coast, killing more than a dozen […]
Bishop Guy Sansaricq’s Mass of Christian Burial at Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph
September 2, 2021By Jessica Easthope The loss of a gentle, patient and holy priest leaves a great void in the Diocese of Brooklyn, that’s […]
Parishioners and Clergy in the Diocese of Brooklyn Clean-Up After Massive Flooding Caused by Ida
September 2, 2021By Emily Drooby It was a difficult site to witness inside St. Mary’s Winfield Church in Woodside, Queens. Five feet of water […]
Floodwaters Overwhelm NYC Streets and Subway After Ida
September 2, 2021Rescuers evacuated people stranded in New York City’s subway system after Hurricane Ida brought heavy rain and flash floods across the northeastern […]
Currents News Update for Wednesday, 9/1/21
September 1, 2021The Vatican’s verdict is in: Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio is innocent – exonerated of sexual abuse allegations that date back nearly a half-century. […]