50 Years After First Landing, Vatican Remembers ‘Conquerors of the Moon’
July 18, 2019Currents News Staff On July 20, 1969, the whole world watched as American astronaut Neil Armstrong took his famous ‘one small step […]
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Former U.S. Customs & Border Patrol Janitor Photographs Discarded Religious Relics of Migrants
July 17, 2019By Allyson Escobar Tom Kiefer, a photographer who lives in Arizona, is documenting the journey of migrants at the southern border, examining […]
Attorney to Immigrants and Citizens Encountering ICE: ‘Know Your Rights’
July 16, 2019By Emily Drooby As the managing attorney for Catholic Migration Services’s immigration program, Alex Gonçalves-Peña has been very busy this past week. […]
Da Vinci’s ‘Saint Jerome in the Desert’ Restored and on Display
July 15, 2019Currents News Staff In March of 2019, the Vatican paid tribute to Leonardo Da Vinci on the 500th anniversary of his death […]
Still Filled With Debris, Notre Dame Awaits Start of Restoration Work
July 15, 2019Currents News Staff Three months after the disastrous fire which devastated one of the world’s most famous landmarks, the Cathedral of Notre […]
As 9/11 Victims Fund Bill Heads to Senate, First Responders Remember Those Who Saved
July 12, 2019Currents News Staff The 9/11 victims fund bill has a long name: Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis […]
ICE Raids Expected in Major Cities This Weekend
July 12, 2019Currents News Staff President Trump backed down from his effort to add a citizenship question on the 2020 census. However, he’s moving […]
Among Thousands, One Key Unlocks the Beauty of the Sistine Chapel
July 11, 2019Currents News Staff Within the Vatican Museums, lie a whole other world. At 4:45am, before tourists have had their first espresso of […]
Empty Tomb at Vatican Raises Questions About Missing Bodies
July 11, 2019Currents News Staff The Vatican opened on July 11 two graves in the Teutonic Cemetery next to St. Peter’s Basilica in hopes […]
Human Rights in Foreign Policy, the Seal of Confession and the Amazon Synod
July 9, 2019Currents News Staff On July 7, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo explained the decision behind his newly announced Commission on Unalienable […]