Pandemic is Prime Time for Conversion, Pope Says
April 9, 2020By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The COVID-19 quarantines, lockdowns and stay-at-home orders are the perfect opportunity for conversion: for individuals, […]
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Pope Francis Livestreams Holy Thursday Mass, Says ‘We Are All Sinners’
April 9, 2020By Melissa Butz An Easter Triduum unlike any ever before begins worldwide. Catholics are following the liturgies of Holy Week, all being […]
Catholic School Teachers Lift Student Spirits With Drive-By Easter Parade
April 8, 2020By Jessica Easthope A drive-by Easter parade is how teachers from Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy in Corona, Queens, are staying […]
Medicine for the Soul: Performer Entertains Nursing Home Residents in Quarantine
April 8, 2020By Jessica Easthope Carmel Richmond Nursing Home on Staten Island is just one of five ArchCare facilities in New York. The people […]
How Those With Special Needs Are Coping With the Impact of the Coronavirus
April 8, 2020Currents News Staff There are so many things about the coronavirus that can be hard for anyone to understand: the symptoms, social […]
Analysis: How Australia’s Court Ruling on Pell Impacts the Vatican
April 7, 2020By John L. Allen Jr. ROME (Crux) — Obviously, the primary beneficiary of Tuesday’s decision by Australia’s High Court to overturn the […]
What We Can Learn From the History of Passover During the Virus Crisis
April 7, 2020Currents News Staff During the coronavirus pandemic, Jewish families will be celebrating their triumph over a different plague: the holy days of […]
George Pell Acquitted of Abuse Charges By Australia’s High Court
April 7, 2020By Emily Drooby and Christopher White NEW YORK – Australia’s highest court unanimously acquitted Cardinal George Pell of child abuse on Wednesday, […]
Hospital Chaplain on Confronting Pandemic: ‘I Became a Priest to Serve’
April 7, 2020Currents News Staff Facing down the coronavirus while building up the spirits of the medical heroes are hospital chaplains like Father Bryan […]
New York Doctor Creates Face Masks From Home
April 6, 2020Currents News Staff So many people are hard at work, doing special things to overcome the coronavirus crisis. Doctor Stephen Erosa is […]