Catholic News Headlines for Friday, 8/20/21
August 20, 2021Fear is growing among Afghans and foreigners, including Americans, as the Taliban raises its threats – at times makes good on those […]
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August 20, 2021Currents News Staff So how important are COVID boosters? And should you get one? Everyone has so many questions. One person with […]
Currents News Update for Thursday, 8/19/21
August 19, 2021Bishops in Ireland are joining their American colleagues in urging their government to assist refugees from Afghanistan. President Biden is pledging to […]
Christian J. Santo Foundation Gives Away Full Tuition Scholarships in Honor of Xaverian Graduate
August 19, 2021By Jessica Easthope Christian Santo is hard to forget. His parents Karen and Bill couldn’t be more proud of him. “Christian was […]
Recent Queens College Graduate Launches Scholarship to Help Pregnant or Parenting Students
August 19, 2021By Currents News Staff Malika Pegues has a lot of goals, like finishing college and becoming a neuropsychologist. These are goals she’s […]
Currents News Update for Wednesday, 8/18/21
August 18, 2021U.S. bishops are urging our government to speed up the relocation process, as thousands of Afghans and foreigners scramble to flee Afghanistan, […]
Latest Act of Vandalism in Diocese of Brooklyn: Broken Statue at St. Michael’s Church in Flushing
August 18, 2021By Jessica Easthope Praying in front of their parish, St. Michael’s Church in Flushing, Queens, is the highlight of Lucy Santiago and […]
Ten Sisters of St. Elizabeth Who Were Martyred in Poland During WWII Are Now Being Beatified
August 17, 2021By Jessica Easthope It’s a recognition they weren’t given in their lifetime. Ten nuns are now Blesseds, martyrs, killed by Soviet soldiers […]
Currents News Update for Tuesday, 8/17/21
August 17, 2021While many usual places of refuge in Haiti were destroyed during Saturday’s earthquake, an organization in Queens is ready to help. In […]
Here’s How Local Non-Profit ‘From Here to Haiti’ Wants to Rebuild Churches After the Devastating Earthquake
August 17, 2021Currents News Staff The earthquake in Haiti not only destroyed people’s homes, but for many, it also destroyed their places of refuge: […]