Currents News for Friday, August 16, 2019
August 16, 2019On the newscast: Someone left 3 rice cookers around Lower Manhattan, prompting mass evacuations. Police are investigating; Firefighters say their final farewell […]
Topic: Terrorism
9/11 Death Toll Continues to Rise as First Responders Battle Illnesses
July 3, 2019By Tim Harfmann The toxic cloud and deadly dust of September 11, 2001, still impacts first responders today. More and more heroes […]
Keeping Worshippers Safe – How to Prevent Attacks
June 19, 2019By Tim Harfmann At Pace University on June 19, religious leaders and law enforcement officials tackled the issue of church attacks head-on, […]
Sri Lankans Celebrate First Mass Since Easter Sunday Bombings
April 29, 2019By Tim Harfmann Hymns of praise echoed in Sri Lanka one week after bombs exploded on Easter Sunday. The faith was shaken […]
Local Priests Emotional After Sri Lanka Bombings
April 25, 2019By Tim Harfmann The Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanaka are still fresh on the minds of Catholic priests who knew the […]
Queens Catholic Worries for Family in Sri Lanka
April 24, 2019By Tim Harfmann As Sri Lanka remains on alert after the Easter Sunday bombings, Punitha Joseph, a Catholic in Queens, is worried […]
Sri Lanka Bombings Continue History of Christian Persecution
April 22, 2019By Tim Harfmann The latest bombings in Sri Lanka are part of a pattern of attacks against modern-day Christians. On the minds […]
Brooklyn Worshipers Concerned But Resilient After Pittsburgh Shooting
October 29, 2018By Tim Harfmann Jewish worshipers at a synagogue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn are still in shock following the deadly shooting in Pittsburgh. […]
New Book Connects Catholics & 9/11
September 11, 2018With the memories of 9/11 still vivid in the minds of many, a Brooklyn scholar has launched a new project about September […]
Supreme Court Rules on Travel Ban
June 27, 2018The Supreme Court’s ruling is causing confusion. President Donald Trump insists that the ban only includes countries that pose a terrorism threat […]
