Currents News Update for Thursday, 9/16/21
September 16, 2021Two weeks after the remnants of Ida flooded the region, we have the story of a teacher in the Diocese of Brooklyn […]
Topic: World News
Diocese of Brooklyn Priest Participates in Catholic Extension Mission Immersion with Migrants
September 15, 2021By Jessica Easthope and Bill Miller A single cherry is a delicate fruit, but harvesting bushels of them is back-breaking for migrant […]
Why Pope Francis Spoke About Communion, the COVID Vaccine and Same-Sex Marriage on the Papal Plane
September 15, 2021By Currents News Staff and Inés San Martín ŠAŠTIN, Slovakia (Crux) — Pope Francis’s first European tour in the COVID-19 era ended […]
Currents News Update for Wednesday, 9/15/21
September 15, 2021While there are stories of rebuilding and recovery here in the Diocese of Brooklyn, some Hurricane Ida flood victims haven’t reached that […]
Currents News Update for Tuesday, 9/14/21
September 14, 2021Pope Francis – in the middle of his eastern European trip – highlighting the importance of the cross during a Mass in […]
Pope in Slovakia: Day 3 Round Up
September 14, 2021Currents News Staff Music played as Pope Francis arrived in the largest neighborhood for the Roma ethnic community in Europe. Some 350-thousand […]
Pope Calls For Integration of Roma People; Condemns Prejudice, Exclusion
September 14, 2021By Inés San Martín KOŠICE, Slovakia (Crux) — Speaking at the largest Roma impoverished community in Europe, Pope Francis said they are not […]
How an Afghan Writer and Pope Francis Helped a Christian Family Escape the Taliban in Kabul
September 14, 2021By Currents News Staff Afghan writer Ali Ehsani reached out to Pope Francis in August, asking for his help in getting a […]
Currents News Update for Monday, 9/13/21
September 13, 2021Pope Francis is in Slovakia. Yesterday, the Holy Father was in Budapest. He referenced a growing anti-immigrant sentiment happening in countries like […]
‘Upbeat, Healthy’ Pope Francis Calls For Freedom in Both Civil Society and Church
September 13, 2021By Currents News Staff and Inés San Martín BRATISLAVA (Crux) — Speaking to civil authorities in Slovakia, a country that for decades was […]