Vatican’s World War II Archives Open to Scholars
March 2, 2020Currents News Staff March 2 marks a moment of truth for the Vatican, as the world waits to discover what is in […]
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It’s the First Friday of Lent and You Want a Burger – What to do?
February 28, 2020Currents News Staff Still craving that Friday night burger even though it’s the Lenten season? You could satisfy the craving with a […]
U.S. Stocks Continue to Fall Amid Coronavirus Fears
February 28, 2020Currents News Staff The DOW opened 750 points lower on Friday, Feb. 28 — its seventh straight day in the red as […]
Eyes on You: Nuns Are Keeping Facial Recognition Companies In Check
February 27, 2020By Tamara Laine Advances in facial recognition software are just the latest in polarizing technology that has limitless potential for mankind, and […]
Health Officials to Americans: Prepare – Don’t Panic – Over Coronavirus
February 27, 2020Currents News Staff President Donald Trump is downplaying the threat of coronavirus in the United States, despite the CDC’s warning the threat […]
Hope on Ash Wednesday at Chinese Parish Amid Coronavirus Fears
February 26, 2020SUNSET PARK — At one Chinese parish in the Diocese of Brooklyn, the start of Lent came with a message of hope […]
Brooklyn’s Role in Freeing America’s Slaves
February 25, 2020By Emily Drooby Weeksville, Brooklyn was one of the first communities for free black Americans in the nation. Now, this almost 200-year-old […]
Around the World, Coronavirus Pushes Mass Online, Cancels Ash Wednesday
February 25, 2020Currents News Staff Catholic churches around the globe are taking major precautions amid concerns for the coronavirus. In Hong Kong, churches are […]
Coronavirus Expected to Spread to the U.S.
February 25, 2020Currents News Staff “Prepare for the expectation that this is going to be bad.” Those words came Feb. 25 from the CDC’s […]
Pope Francis to Lead Centuries Old Tradition for Ash Wednesday
February 25, 2020By Melissa Butz On Ash Wednesday, the streets will be full of faithful processing from the church of St. Anselm to the […]