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 […]
Topic: Queens, NY
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 […]
As Coronavirus Fears Continue, Guardian Angels Take to the Streets of Chinatown
February 19, 2020By Emily Drooby The Guardian Angels are hitting the pavement in Chinatown, New York, taking action to calm down coronavirus fears. “It’s […]
‘Good Father Gus’ on the Road to Sainthood
February 18, 2020Currents News Staff Continuing Currents News’ coverage of Black History Month – the first African American to be ordained a priest, Father […]
How Two Brooklyn Restaurateurs Are Clawing Their Way to Success
February 18, 2020By Emily Drooby Almost six years ago Fifi Bell-Clanton and Gwen Woods left their jobs and took a huge leap of faith. […]
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 […]