How Those With Alzheimer’s or Dementia Could Be Impacted by COVID-19
April 22, 2020Currents News Staff If you’re a caregiver for someone living with Alzheimer’s or dementia, life was challenging enough before the coronavirus. Now, […]
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‘On Eagle’s Wings’ Composer, Father Mike Joncas, Gives the World New Hope With ‘Shelter Me’
April 22, 2020By Jessica Easthope Many are familiar with the song “On Eagle’s Wings,” but not the man behind it. That man is Father […]
Catholic Leaders Unite in Grassroots Effort to Help Migrants During Pandemic
April 20, 2020By Christopher White, National Correspondent NEW YORK — A number of prominent Catholic leaders have joined grassroots organizations from Central America, Mexico, […]
Orthodox Christians Keep Easter Traditions Alive During Pandemic
April 20, 2020By Jessica Easthope A church that’s pitch black represents the tomb where Jesus is laid in the days leading up to his […]
Ask the Doctor: Is the Drug Remdesivir the Answer to Treating COVID-19?
April 17, 2020Currents New Staff More than a hundred years after the Spanish flu, while we have more tools and knowledge to combat a […]
Women Religious Answer Call to Serve During 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
April 17, 2020By Franca Braatz and Michelle Powers The Spanish influenza was an undetected killer sweeping the globe as the world was in the […]
Brooklyn Priest Named New Bishop of Paterson
April 15, 2020By Jessica Easthope and Christopher White NEW YORK — Pope Francis has named a Brooklyn priest, Father Kevin Sweeney, as the next […]
Cardinal Pell Gives First TV Interview Following Acquittal
April 15, 2020Currents News Staff “I don’t know how you explain it, but it is certainly extraordinary,” said Cardinal George Pell about the police […]
How a Priest and an Assemblyman are Fighting for Tenant’s Rights
April 13, 2020By Jessica Easthope Two-thirds of people living in the city rent their homes, and right now, many are worried about how they’re […]
Ask the Doctor: Fighting and Avoiding Coronavirus in Daily Life
April 10, 2020Currents News Staff There are still so many unanswered questions when it comes to the coronavirus. Among them: “Could a person who […]