Catholic News Headlines for Thursday 3/13/2025

Tags: Currents Brooklyn, NY, Catholic Education, Crux, Faith, Family, Inspiration, Media, Pope Francis, Queens, NY, World News

Young people from the Diocese of Brooklyn have been busy fundraising to travel to Rome this summer. But thanks to a generous parishioner, the financial stress of getting there has been alleviated for one church in Williamsburg.

On March 13, 2013, Pope Francis marked the beginning of his papacy. Currents News takes a look at his pontificate over the years.

One woman who met Pope Francis at the time of her lyme disease diagnosis says the encounter felt miraculous. Now she’s using that inspiration to help others.