Brooklyn Priest Named New President of Vatican Agency for Humanitarian Relief
October 22, 2019By Tim Harfmann New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced Monsignor Peter Vaccari, a Brooklyn priest, as the new head of a Catholic […]
Topic: Queens, NY
Number of ‘Nones’ are Increasing in the U.S.
October 22, 2019By Emily Drooby and Andrew Pugliese BUSHWICK — A Pew Research Center study released on Oct. 17 shows that Americans who identify […]
Faith Leaders Support Plan to Close Jails on Rikers Island
October 18, 2019Currents News Staff The New York City Council on Oct. 17 passed a plan to close the detention centers on Rikers Island […]
Bishop DiMarzio Honored for Service to Migrants
October 18, 2019By The Tablet Staff MANHATTAN — At the Center for Migration Studies annual gala at Battery Gardens restaurant in lower Manhattan on […]
Return of Military Dad From Afghanistan Answered Prayer for Queens Family
October 17, 2019By Tim Harfmann Holly Murray is a seventh grader at Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Academy in Belle Harbor, Queens. Her dad, […]
Catholic Academy Follows ‘Lourdes Mission,’ Helping Children in Need
October 16, 2019By Tim Harfmann At Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy, South Ozone Park, Queens, students in Mrs. Keaney’s seventh grade classroom […]
De Blasio Calls Move to Honor Mother Cabrini a ‘Manufactured Controversy’
October 15, 2019By Tim Harfmann Laura Eng, a Brooklyn resident and one of many Catholics outraged over the Mother Cabrini statue controversy, turned her […]
2020 Presidential Debates: Democrats and the Right to Life
October 14, 2019Currents News Staff Leading up to the 2020 presidential election, the Democratic debate on October 15 will be the biggest primary debate […]
Mother Cabrini Statue in Sight, Italian-Americans Rally for Heritage and Faith
October 14, 2019By Emily Drooby and Andrew Pugliese MANHATTAN — After marching in the Columbus Day Parade on Oct. 14, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced […]
Brooklyn Diocese Celebrates Italian Pride With Mother Cabrini Float at Columbus Day Parade
October 14, 2019By Tim Harfmann As the centerpiece of the Brooklyn Diocese’s Columbus Day parade float, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini made her way up […]