On Good Friday the Diocese of Brooklyn is walking the Way of the Cross as parishioners partake in a solemn procession across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Students in Rome are reflecting on Christ’s crucifixion through Catholic history as they view relics that can be linked back to Jesus’s road to Calvary.
Faithful at a Queens church are reenacting the Passion of the Christ through New York City streets as living testament to His sacrifice.
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Before remembering Christ’s Crucifixion on Good Friday, Catholics recalled Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples on Holy Thursday.
Bishop Robert Brennan washed the feet of 12 People, just like the Son of God, a show of love and humility for both clergy and laity.
The Mass also remembers when Jesus changed Bread and Wine into His own Body and Blood, something Catholics celebrate at every Mass throughout the year.
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It’s a solemn day for Catholics around the world as people of faith remember Jesus’ sacrifice for us this Good Friday.
The Diocese of Brooklyn is walking with Christ on this day, processing across the Brooklyn Bridge to commemorate His final steps to crucifixion.
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Before we celebrate the Resurrection at Currents News, here’s one last look at the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Lenten Pilgrimage.
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A Tenebrae Service held at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Brooklyn Heights on Wednesday, April 16, marking the last stop on the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Lenten Pilgrimage.
It was the 37th church visited by pilgrims during this Holy Season of Lent – a stop just as important as their first on Ash Wednesday, when Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James.
“It’s amazing. It’s the best. It’s the best time. The pilgrimage is just, it’s so spiritually renewing,” parishioner Madeline Flood said.
Bishop Brennan led the pilgrims on most of the stops and welcomed them all, both new and returning.
On day three he was at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Astoria, Queens.
“There’s just so much devotion, so much faith. People are really longing to be closer to Jesus Christ, and that’s such an inspiration,” Bishop Brennan said.
Many pilgrims were inspired by Michele Guerrier a St. Therese of Lisieux parishioner who made it her mission to hit every stop on the pilgrimage.
“This diocese has the most beautiful churches,” Guerrier explained. “We tend to stay in our parish home and don’t realize what we have out there.”
Together the pilgrims grew in faith and fellowship, no matter their church, their borough, or their age.
Students from St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy in Astoria led the packed parish in praying the Rosary during the 18th stop of the pilgrimage.
“It was a blessing because I love to pray all the time. I pray before I go to bed, and I feel like it brings me closer to God,” Olivia Buscio, a 4th grader at the school, said.
Bishop Robert Brennan joins parishioners in the Diocese of Brooklyn as they close out their Lenten Pilgrimage journey.
Although the diocesan pilgrimage has come to a close, there are still ways Catholics in Brooklyn and Queens can become pilgrims of hope during the Jubilee Year – Currents News shares how.
The White House has confirmed that U.S. Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to travel to the Vatican during Easter, but will he be able to meet with Pope Francis?
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Ahead of Easter, Pope Francis brought the man famously known as God’s Architect one step closer to sainthood-
The pontiff declared Antoni Gaudí Venerable on Monday.
The Spanish architect’s most iconic work is the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona-
which is still under construction more than 140 years later.
Gaudí will now need two miracles attributed to his intercession to be canonized.
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Over at the Vatican, Pope Francis thanked the healing hands who helped him during his hospital stay.
The doctors and staff from Gemelli applauding the pope as he was wheeled into his brief meeting with them in the rooms behind the Vatican’s Paul the Sixth Hall.
The roughly 70 people in total all assisted the holy father during his forty-day hospital stay-
helping him recover from a respiratory infection and double pneumonia.
The Holy Father expressed his gratitude to the physicians for all their hard work.
While it’s still unclear how the holy father will be participating in the holy week and easter services-
The Vatican is still preparing to continue a lot of its usual traditions, including covering Saint Peter’s Square with thousands of flowers from the Netherlands!
The idea for the nearly 40-year-old custom was born when Saint John Paul II saw the decorations while visiting the country.
This year, in honor of the 2025 Jubilee, the flowers will dominantly be red, yellow, blue, and green-
the colors in the holy year logo.
By Katie Vasquez
A steady stream of hundreds of priests from across Brooklyn and Queens enter the Co-Cathedral of St Joseph.
All ready to celebrate one of the most important masses of the year with their shepherd, Bishop Robert Brennan.
“The celebration of the chrism mass is always one of the major high points of the year for us in the local church,” said Bishop Brennan.
Its main event affects the entire Diocese of Brooklyn, Bishop Brennan blesses the oils that will be used in sacraments at every parish and in every diocesan event for the coming year. Queens parishioner Jenny Oviedo considers it a privilege to see where those blessings begin.
“Well, it’s a real honor to be here. It’s just something that’s part of our tradition as Catholics,” said Oviedo, “I’m a catechist, so I love to see this, and I talk about this with my students all the time about how this mass is so important and how every year this happens.”
And for Father Alonzo Cox, the director of liturgy for the diocese, it’s a reminder of when he answered God’s call.
“This year, I’ll celebrate 15 years of priesthood. And I remember the day that bishop DiMarzio used the chrism that he consecrated on my hands. So, it’s really an opportunity for me to reflect upon my own ordination and to give thanks to God for the gift of my vocation,” said Father Cox.
It’s a call the Brooklyn shepherd echoed in his annual message to every clergy member in the Diocese of Brooklyn. During his homily, Bishop Brennan encouraged the priests, deacons and religious to remember why they devoted their lives to the church.
“It’s a reflection on Jesus’ message. The spirit of the lord is upon me. He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, to heal the broken hearts, to release the prisoners, to lift the spirit,” said Bishop Brennan, “So this is an opportunity, really, to hear once again the glad tidings that Jesus gives to us and that inspires us in our service.”
And as the rector of the Co-Cathedral, Father Christopher Heanue and his brother priests renewed their vows during the mass, he says he’s taking that message to heart.
“I think it’s just a great opportunity just to hear his wisdom, to hear the message that he wishes to, to bestow on us, so that we can go forward with that message and bring it to our local community,” said Father Heanue.
Bishop Robert Brennan Diocese consecrates the holy oils that will be used throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn during the annual Chrism Mass.
Pope Francis is thanking the healing hands who helped him during his hospital stay.
Antoni Gaudí, the man famously known as “God’s architect,” is now one step closer to sainthood – Currents News reviews the legacy behind his sacred art.