Celebrating America in US Territory
July 8, 2019By Melissa Enaje When celebrating America as an independent nation in the U.S., one can be certain that a few staple events […]
Topic: Queens, NY
With Miracle Confirmed in Sheen Cause, Plans for Beatification Can Begin
July 8, 2019By Jennifer Willems PEORIA, Ill. (Catholic News Service) — With “overwhelming joy,” Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria announced July 6 that […]
9/11 First Responder Luis Alvarez Laid to Rest
July 3, 2019By Allyson Escobar and Emily Drooby A Queens hometown hero was laid to rest today. The funeral Mass for Luis Alvarez was […]
Bishop DiMarzio: We Can Share the Wealth of the World Together
July 3, 2019Ahead of the Independence Day holiday, Brooklyn’s Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio joins Currents News to discuss the intersection of faith and patriotism.
Bishop DiMarzio Visits St. Pius X to Offer Help After Fire
July 1, 2019By Allyson Escobar Last week, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio visited St. Pius X, Rosedale, the parish whose church was almost destroyed by a […]
Mass Outside of Stonewall Inn – L.G.B.T. Community Comes Together to Pray
June 28, 2019By Emily Drooby A park outside a tavern became a gathering place to pray. But it wasn’t just any tavern, it was […]
From Brooklyn and Queens to Puerto Rico, VBCC Teens Are Ready to Serve
June 28, 2019By Melissa Enaje A large contingent of high school students was nestled in formation inside the emerald green gymnasium at Msgr. King […]
First Graduating Class Attends Catholic School’s Last Graduation
June 25, 2019By Emily Drooby Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Academy’s class of 2019 took their first steps towards the future as a special […]
Religious Freedom Week 2019: Preserving the Faith for All
June 24, 2019Currents News Staff This week is Religious Freedom Week in the U.S., and the event comes at an especially threatening time. Nationally, […]
Amidst Deportation Fear, Immigrant Faithful Unite on Corpus Christi
June 24, 2019By Tim Harfmann Solidarity could be felt in an immigrant, Queens community as undocumented migrants fear deportation. “There is a feeling and […]