Presidential Candidates Talk Catholic Issues, Professions of Faith
February 26, 2020Currents News Staff Looking at the Feb. 25 Democratic debate from a Catholic lens, is Saint John’s University’s political professor, Brian Browne. […]
Topic: Queens, NY
Annual Catholic Appeal in the Brooklyn Diocese
February 25, 2020Currents News Staff The Annual Catholic Appeal begins Feb. 27 and runs through June. Joining Currents News to highlight where the funds […]
Brooklyn’s Role in Freeing America’s Slaves
February 25, 2020By Emily Drooby Weeksville, Brooklyn was one of the first communities for free black Americans in the nation. Now, this almost 200-year-old […]
Around the World, Coronavirus Pushes Mass Online, Cancels Ash Wednesday
February 25, 2020Currents News Staff Catholic churches around the globe are taking major precautions amid concerns for the coronavirus. In Hong Kong, churches are […]
Local Nigerian Catholics Honor Holy Family’s Flight to Egypt
February 25, 2020By Jessica Easthope and Melissa Enaje EAST NEW YORK — The Nigerian Igbo community celebrated its annual remembrance of the Holy Family’s flight […]
Where Ash Wednesday Ashes Come From
February 25, 2020By Tim Harfmann On Ash Wednesday, millions of Catholics around the world receive a mark on their foreheads, symbolizing the start of […]
Inclusion on Full Display as Knight with Special Needs Turns 50
February 24, 2020By Jessica Easthope A newly inducted Knight of Columbus celebrated a milestone birthday, and those who helped him along the way were […]
How a New Jersey Father Discovered His Son’s NICU Nurse Was Also His Own
February 21, 2020By Emily Drooby An amazing coincidence has taken place in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at The Children’s Hospital at New […]
Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens Welcomes New Board Chairman
February 20, 2020Currents News Staff Helping to minister to God’s people is the Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens. The non-profit raises millions of […]
75 Years After Iwo Jima: Catholic War Hero Honored for Service
February 19, 2020By Tim Harfmann Inside a U.S. Marine Corps post, a list of veterans from Staten Island who fought in the bloody battle […]