Bishop Robert Brennan on Hand to Welcome Students Back to School for the New Academic Year
September 4, 2024by Katie Vasquez For students across the Diocese of Brooklyn, many walked into the first day of school full of anticipation on […]
Topic: School
New Play Space Proposed at Park Slope School
September 3, 2024By Katie Vasquez School may start on September 4th for students at Saint Saviour Catholic academy, but for staff preparation has been […]
Two Catholic Schools Closing Due to Low Enrollment and Rising Costs
May 3, 2024by Katie Vasquez The morning walk to school for Sharnet Hilton and her daughter, Mia, has become bitter-sweet, because these steps will […]
St. Joseph-by-the-Sea High School Student Awarded NROTC Scholarship
January 12, 2024By Jessica Easthope You need to move fast in the hallways of St. Joseph-by-the-Sea High School on Staten Island, but that’s not […]
Can Space Reveal God at Work? Ask the Vatican Observatory Director Who Studies the Stars
July 21, 2022Currents News Staff Last week, the world was amazed as NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope revealed the sharpest and deepest infrared picture […]
91-Year-Old Nun Continues to Run a New York Catholic School Throughout the Pandemic
April 19, 2021By Emily Drooby For almost 10,000 mornings, Sister Mary Stephen Healey has greeted the students at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School […]
When It Comes to COVID Variants, Kids Play a Role in Transmission
April 5, 2021Currents News Staff B.1.1.7 is the COVID-19 variant first identified in the U.K. “Please understand, this B.1.1.7 variant is a brand new […]
The Pandemic Is Impacting Teens’ Mental Health, a Family Therapist Says Do This to Support Them
March 16, 2021Currents News Staff March 16 marks one year since New York City schools shut down with the uncertainty of a reopening date. […]
COVID Testing Costs a Concern as Some Brooklyn Diocese Schools Reopen After NYC Hot Spot Closures
October 26, 2020By Emily Drooby On Oct. 26, there was a sea of backpacks in Forest Hills, Queens. It was the first-time doors at our […]
Bay Ridge Nonprofit ‘ Grandma’s Love Delivers’ Redesigns Food Initiative to Support Students During COVID
October 21, 2020By Jessica Easthope During the coronavirus pandemic, the Dept. of Agriculture reported the number of American children who are food insecure has […]