Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Visits Brooklyn Diocese
February 17, 2020By Emily Drooby and Jorge I. Domínguez-López FLUSHING — Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen visited the Diocese of Brooklyn last weekend to meet […]
Topic: Queens, NY
Human Trafficking Exposed: Part Five
February 14, 2020By Tamara Laine There is power in truth, and when the truth finds light through the strength of voices rising up, anything […]
Knights of Columbus Council Celebrates 60 Years of Service in Brooklyn
February 13, 2020By Tim Harfmann The Knights of Columbus is one of the top organizations anywhere in the world, dedicated to helping people in […]
New Yorkers Fight to Preserve a Piece of Abolitionist History
February 13, 2020By Jessica Easthope Shattered windows, wooden boards and a crumbling façade are all part of the face of freedom at 227 Duffield […]
One Year Later: Honoring a Fallen NYPD Detective
February 12, 2020By Tim Harfmann A sea of NYPD blue filled the pews of Holy Child Jesus Church in Richmond Hills, Queens, to remember […]
Cathedral Club Celebrates 120 Years of Supporting Catholic Education
February 11, 2020Currents News Staff One of the Diocese of Brooklyn’s most prestigious groups — the Cathedral Club — celebrated the milestone of its […]
At The Mary Louis Academy, It’s Always a ‘Good Morning’
February 10, 2020By Tim Harfmann and Allyson Escobar JAMAICA ESTATES — In a sense, John Cherry, The Mary Louis Academy’s 87-year-old custodian, is the […]
Robots Take Over at Brooklyn Catholic Academy
February 7, 2020By Jessica Easthope On Friday, Feb. 7, Saint Saviour Catholic Academy’s seventh and eighth grade robotics team practiced in Park Slope, Brooklyn, […]
Brooklyn Bishop Recalls Refugee Roots, Lends a Hand at Venezuela-Colombia Border
February 5, 2020By Tim Harfmann Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros recently met with refugees from Venezuela. “It was heartbreaking,” Bishop Cisneros said. He has […]
A Little Sister of the Poor Turns 100
February 5, 2020By Jessica Easthope and Allyson Escobar QUEENS VILLAGE — Call it the century-long luck of the Irish: Sister Mary Monica, L.S.P., a […]