Human Trafficking Exposed: Part Two
January 24, 2020By Tamara Laine Tyamba Johnson was just 13-year-old when she was drugged and sold into the world of sexual exploitation. After months […]
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News From the Catholic Perspective: Feast of Saint Francis de Sales
January 23, 2020Currents News Staff Jan. 24 marks an important day for lovers of the news: it’s the Feast Day of Saint Francis de […]
Rome Church Remains Opens 24/7 to Care for Homeless
January 22, 2020By Melissa Butz A parish in the heart of Rome is open 24 hours a day, for the people who need it […]
Feast of St. Agnes: Remembering a Martyr of Christian Persecution
January 21, 2020By Melissa Butz The Church of Sant’Agnese is visited daily by thousands of tourists strolling around Rome’s Piazza Navona. But it has […]
Pope Urges Bishops to Teach Discernment, Including on Political Issues
January 21, 2020By Tim Harfmann, contributing to this story were Cindy Wooden, Carol Glatz and Junno Arocho Esteves. ROME (CNS) — Sometimes the political […]
Human Trafficking Exposed: Part One
January 17, 2020By Tamara Laine January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. It’s a world-wide problem where criminals are using violence, fraud and coercion to […]
Martin Luther King Jr.: Remembering His Message as Disciples of Christ
January 15, 2020Currents News Staff Martin Luther King Day is celebrated on Monday, Jan. 20, but Jan. 15 would have been the civil rights […]
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Wants Name Removed as Co-Author of Book on Celibacy
January 14, 2020Currents News Staff VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At the request of retired Pope Benedict XVI, his name will be removed as co-author […]
Shooting at Florida Naval Base Ruled an Act of Terrorism
January 14, 2020Currents News Staff Investigators are unraveling the motives of 21-year-old Mohammed Alshamrani, a member of the Royal Saudi Air Force who shot […]
Retired Pope, Vatican Cardinal Write Book Defending Priestly Celibacy
January 13, 2020By Emily Drooby and Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Since marriage and priesthood both demand the total devotion and self-giving of […]