Churches Under Financial Strain as Donations Dry Up During Coronavirus Outbreak
May 11, 2020Currents News Staff During the coronavirus pandemic countless churches and other religious institutions have stepped up to serve others. They run food […]
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Lincoln Center’s ‘Memorial for Us All’ Provides Hope and Healing During Pandemic
May 8, 2020By Jessica Easthope Lincoln Center has already made its mark on music, the arts and New York City and now it’s looking […]
MTA Workers Forced to Dodge Blood, Urine During Shifts as COVID-19 Drives NYC Homeless Underground
April 29, 2020By Jessica Easthope The problem has always been there, and now a global health crisis has made homelessness on the subway more […]
De Blasio Faces Criticism Over Disbanding Crowd of Hundreds Gathered for Brooklyn Funeral During Pandemic
Currents News Staff The NYPD was called in on April 28 as thousands of people of the Orthodox Jewish faith gathered for […]
Pastors Bring Hope Through Parish Neighborhoods With Blessed Sacrament
April 20, 2020By Emily Drooby In a sign of hope, community and faith, clergy from Saint Helen Church in Howard Beach, Queens are taking […]
Catholic Leaders Unite in Grassroots Effort to Help Migrants During Pandemic
By Christopher White, National Correspondent NEW YORK — A number of prominent Catholic leaders have joined grassroots organizations from Central America, Mexico, […]
Women Religious Answer Call to Serve During 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
April 17, 2020By Franca Braatz and Michelle Powers The Spanish influenza was an undetected killer sweeping the globe as the world was in the […]
COVID-19 Doesn’t Stop Dioceses’ Faithful From Proclaiming ‘He is Risen’
April 13, 2020By Emily Drooby Despite being quarantined during Easter weekend, the faithful in the Diocese of Brooklyn found unique ways to celebrate. Thousands […]
On Good Friday, Pope Francis Intercedes for World During Pandemic
April 10, 2020By Melissa Butz The piercing silence in the Vatican added to the solemn remembrance of the Passion. Pope Francis prayed earnestly, interceding […]
Faithful Remember Persecuted Christians With 24-Hour Good Friday Vigil
By Emily Drooby Every day, Christians around the world are persecuted for their beliefs. This Good Friday, hundreds prayed for them during […]