Catholics Commemorate Feast of St. John Paul II
October 22, 2019Currents News Staff Every year on Oct. 22, the Catholic Church commemorates the liturgical feast of St. John Paul II. On this […]
Topic: Saints
Pope Francis Appeals for Peace in Syria, Ecuador
October 14, 2019By Melissa Butz As Turkey continues its military operation against Kurdish fighters in Syria, Pope Francis used the canonization of five saints […]
Brooklyn Parishes Celebrate Canonization of John Henry Newman
October 14, 2019By Tim Harfmann Catholics at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Brooklyn Heights have been praying about the canonization for […]
Pope Francis to Canonize Five New Saints
October 11, 2019By Melissa Butz Tapestries of the faces of the five new saints Pope Francis will name on Oct. 13 now adorn the […]
Catholics Honor Mother Cabrini Amid Controversy
October 6, 2019By Tim Harfmann Catholics arrived at Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn by the bus loads, rallying behind Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini amid controversy. Mother […]
Brooklyn Catholics Honor Saint Thérèse of Lisieux on Her Feast Day
October 1, 2019By Tim Harfmann On October 1, students at St. Catherine of Genoa~Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Catholic Academy honored Saint Thérèse at the […]
Pope Gifts Reliquary Containing St. Peter’s Bones to Eastern Orthodox Church
September 16, 2019By Melissa Butz A reliquary containing nine fragments of St. Peter’s bones had long been kept in the pope’s private chapel, but […]
NYC Passes on Erecting Monument Honoring Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
August 19, 2019By Allyson Escobar, Wandy Felicita Ortiz and Tim Harfmann BENSONHURST — New York City’s first lady, Chirlane McCray, is facing backlash after […]
American Slave Known as ‘Angel of Charity’ Considered for Sainthood
August 5, 2019Currents News Staff The exhumed body of Julia Greely, a former slave and enthusiastic promoter of the Sacred Heart, has been moved […]
Visually Impaired Celebrate Patron Saint
December 13, 2018By Tim Harfmann Father Jamie Dennis doesn’t prepare for Mass like other Catholic priests. He needs help because he’s lost almost all […]