President Jimmy Carter’s decades-long humanitarian effort against Guinea worm disease has nearly eradicated the parasitic illness that once plagued millions worldwide. The […]
Two St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy students are being honored in Queens, New York, after they jumped into action to help […]
January 6 marks the feast of the Epiphany, and in the Diocese of Brooklyn it’s a chance to receive a blessing at […]
By Jessica Easthope In her home studio in northwestern New Jersey, Karen Olson has found peace. It’s not because of the quiet […]
For the first time since the deadly terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, the famed Louisiana tourist attraction is back […]
By Currents News Parishioners from across the Diocese of Brooklyn packed the pews at the Cathedral-Basilica of St. James on Dec. 29, […]
Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica to begin the Jubilee Year, and Bishop Robert Brennan marks its start […]
The New York City Council passed a bill allowing religious schools, including Catholic schools in Brooklyn with 150 or more students, to […]
St. Francis College in Brooklyn recently dedicated its chapel to honor the late Chancellor Frank Macchiarola and his wife, Mary. Frank Macchiarola, […]
As we near the end of the year at Currents News, we’re taking a look back at 2024, a year of faith […]