Becoming a Bishop: How Successors of the Apostles are Chosen
September 29, 2021Currents News Staff It’s been two years since Bishop DiMarzio submitted his resignation, a requirement when a bishop reaches the age of […]
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One-on-One with Bishop-Designate Robert Brennan
September 29, 2021Currents News Staff Bishop-Designate Robert Brennan is a listener and a communicator. And, he is hitting the ground running, learning about the […]
A Closer Look: Getting to Know the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Bishop-Designate Robert Brennan
September 29, 2021By Jessica Easthope Columbus’ loss is Brooklyn’s gain. But the city streets won’t take the new bishop-designate much getting used to – […]
Bishop Robert J. Brennan Named New Bishop of Brooklyn: 10 a.m. News Conference
September 29, 2021Bishop DiMarzio and Bishop Brennan hold a joint news conference from the undercroft of the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights, […]
Currents News Update for Tuesday, 9/28/21
September 28, 2021Catholics here in New York are reacting to the abortion bill passed by the House of Representatives. New York City public school […]
Pope Francis Condemns Abortion; On Public Health: ‘I Don’t Know Whether to Laugh or Cry’
September 28, 2021Currents News Staff During his meeting with participants of the Pontifical Academy for Life’s plenary assembly, Pope Francis harshly criticized abortion and […]
17th-Century Masterpiece Thought to be Lost Forever, Discovered in New Rochelle Church
September 28, 2021By Beth Griffin and Emily Drooby NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (CNS) — A parish in a neighborhood that once had the highest concentration […]
Currents News Update for Monday, 9/27/21
September 27, 2021Students of Catholic Academies in the Diocese of Brooklyn are getting lessons in race, tolerance and equality through a new social justice […]
Raymond Smith, Catholic Teen from Brooklyn, Identified 71 Years After MIA in Korean War
September 27, 2021By Bill Miller and Emily Drooby ‘Brought Home to Where He Belongs’ GREENWOOD HEIGHTS — Raymond Smith, a Catholic kid from Brooklyn, […]
CDC Sides With FDA and Recommends Certain Adults and Frontline Workers Get COVID-19 Booster Dose
September 24, 2021Currents News Staff The FDA and a CDC advisory panel are split over boosters. “This is the sharpest disagreement that I’ve seen […]