Faith Leaders Support Plan to Close Jails on Rikers Island
October 18, 2019Currents News Staff The New York City Council on Oct. 17 passed a plan to close the detention centers on Rikers Island […]
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Mother Cabrini Statue in Sight, Italian-Americans Rally for Heritage and Faith
October 14, 2019By Emily Drooby and Andrew Pugliese MANHATTAN — After marching in the Columbus Day Parade on Oct. 14, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced […]
Bridgeport Bishop Hopes Report on Abuse Brings Healing, Renewal
October 7, 2019By Emily Drooby and Julie Asher WASHINGTON (Catholic News Service) — Retired Connecticut Superior Court Judge Robert Holzberg Oct. 1 released the […]
Offering Forgiveness, Man Hugs Police Officer Who Killed His Brother
October 3, 2019Currents News Staff An unexpected moment of forgiveness could be inside a Dallas, Texas courtroom after former city police officer Amber Guyger […]
Mourning Loss After Storm Imelda, Family Holds Tight to Faith
September 24, 2019Currents News Staff Last week, while rain from Tropical Storm Imelda was hammering the city of Houston, Texas, 56-year-old Raul Eliseo Rivas-Hernandez […]
Jesuit Women Attacked While Volunteering in the Philippines
August 26, 2019By Tim Harfmann Two women volunteering with Jesuits in the Philippines were stabbed. Twenty-four-year-old Genifer Buckly is dead. Her 30-year-old colleague, Anne […]
Queens Parish Thrives During Summer Months
August 18, 2019By Tim Harfmann Parishioners of St. Francis de Sales Church love summertime Masses — especially when the celebration is conducted on the […]
Honoring the Blessed Mother on Dedication Day of Saint Saint Mary Major Basilica
August 5, 2019Currents News Staff On August 5, 358, legend has it snow fell on Esquiline Hill in Rome. It was after a dream […]
Christian Missionary Helps Bring Child to U.S. for Life-Changing Surgery
August 1, 2019Currents News Staff At George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Huston, nearly 120,000 people are flying and out of the country’s fourth largest […]
Bishop Leading ‘Crystal Cathedral’ Makeover Says Beauty Ignites Faith
July 16, 2019By Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent NEW YORK – On July 17, Southern California’s famed Crystal Cathedral will be dedicated as […]