Group Advocates for Women’s Ordination on the Sidelines of the Synod
October 23, 2019By Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent ROME — As the Vatican’s meeting on the Amazon draws to a close this week, […]
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Brooklyn Priest Named New President of Vatican Agency for Humanitarian Relief
October 22, 2019By Tim Harfmann New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced Monsignor Peter Vaccari, a Brooklyn priest, as the new head of a Catholic […]
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 […]
Chile Declares National Emergency as Protests Paralyze Capital
October 22, 2019Currents News Staff One of Latin America’s largest cities, Santiago, Chile, is paralyzed. At least 11 people have been found dead and […]
Amazon Synod Enters Critical Stage
October 22, 2019Currents News Staff The Amazon Synod is in its final phase. Cardinal Claudio Hummes is preparing the conclusions. A commission of 12 […]
Controversial Amazon Statue Stolen From Church, Thrown in Rome’s Tiber River
October 21, 2019By Melissa Butz and Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent ROME — A wood carving statue of a naked pregnant woman that […]
Largest Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Syria Underway
October 21, 2019Currents News Staff Hundreds of trucks are on the move as U.S. personnel gather near Hasakah, Syria in route east to the […]
Pope Meets with Indigenous Leaders in Vatican
October 18, 2019Currents News Staff “The children of the jungle praise You, Lord. The poor and forgotten, with an eagerness to be free.” Almost […]
Impeachment Investigation: Mulvaney Sparks Firestorm in Washington
October 18, 2019Currents News Staff Was there quid pro quo involved in President Trump’s controversial communications with Ukraine? The acting White House Chief of […]
U.S. and Turkey Agree to Ceasefire in Syria
October 17, 2019Currents News Staff The Trump administration just announced a ceasefire agreement with Turkey halting its incursion in northern Syria. Speaking in Turkey, […]