Catholic Relief Services Keeps Tabs on Growing Coronavirus Concerns
February 17, 2020By Currents News Staff and Carol Zimmerman WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNS) — The coronavirus has the world’s attention. The disease, which surfaced in […]
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Future Vatican Diplomats Will Dedicate One Year to Missionary Work, Says Pope Francis
February 17, 2020By Melissa Butz Pope Francis believes missionary work is a useful experience for young priests aspiring to be pontifical representatives. It hasn’t […]
Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen Visits Brooklyn Diocese
February 17, 2020By Emily Drooby and Jorge I. Domínguez-López FLUSHING — Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen visited the Diocese of Brooklyn last weekend to meet […]
Masses Suspended in Hong Kong Amid Coronavirus Epidemic
February 17, 2020By Melissa Butz Seated and wearing a mask, Cardinal John Tong Hon suspended Masses in Hong Kong until Feb. 28. He asked […]
Pope Francis Speaks Out on Response to Amazon Document
February 14, 2020Currents News Staff It was a prayerful visit to Rome by U.S. bishops, who were met by a frustrated pontiff. Pope Francis […]
Human Trafficking Exposed: Part Five
February 14, 2020By Tamara Laine There is power in truth, and when the truth finds light through the strength of voices rising up, anything […]
From the Right to Vote to the Right to Life: Remembering Susan B. Anthony
February 13, 2020Currents News Staff Feb. 15 would have been the two-hundredth birthday of one of America’s most famous suffragettes: Susan B. Anthony. Anthony […]
Why Did the Pope Decide to Not Decide on Key Issues?
February 12, 2020By Christopher White, National Correspondent for The Tablet, and Inés San Martín NEW YORK – Pope Francis’s highly anticipated document on the […]
Pope Says No to Married Priests, Doesn’t Mention Women Deacons for Amazon
February 12, 2020By Melissa Butz Months after the October Synod on the Amazon, the pope has decided: married men will not be ordained priests […]
Pope at General Audience Prays for Victims of Coronavirus, “A Cruel Illness”
February 12, 2020Currents News Staff Pope Francis greeted many of the pilgrims gathered in Paul VI Audience Hall. He showed particular affection to a […]