A Look Inside the Queen’s Home of Jazz Legend Louis Armstrong and His Catholic Wife Lucille
February 26, 2021By Emily Drooby A space untouched by time and a melody that lasts forever. “It feels like Louis and Lucille just stepped […]
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Artist Otto Neals Reflects on His Literary Landmark Sculpture, ‘Peter and Willy,’ in Prospect Park
February 26, 2021By Jessica Easthope At 90-years-old, Otto Neals has made his mark on New York City and Black history. Though he has art scattered all […]
Catholic News Headlines for Thursday, 2/25/21
February 25, 2021State Democrats’ latest push to take away Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Coronavirus power. The U.S. is quickly reaching capacity at facilities for children […]
New York State Lawmakers Push to End Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Pandemic Emergency Powers
February 25, 2021By Jessica Easthope The calls are continuing from lawmakers across the state and the aisle, saying Gov. Cuomo shouldn’t be this powerful. […]
Why Queens Parishioners Are Working to Revive the Knights of St. Peter Claver
February 25, 2021Currents News Staff At a church in Queens, one parishioner is trying to revive the Knights of St. Peter Claver. The historically […]
Iraqi Christian Organizations Present Pope Francis With Restored Aramaic Manuscript
February 25, 2021Currents News Staff Sidra, an Aramaic manuscript that’s at least 500 years old, belongs to the Syriac-Christian Church of Qaraqosh. It contains […]
Catholic News Headlines for Wednesday, 2/24/21
February 24, 2021The pandemic has hit us all very hard – working mothers in particular – one Catholic mom shares her story. The FDA […]
Working Moms Are Pushed to the Limit During the Pandemic
February 24, 2021By Jessica Easthope Mornings come fast and seem to last long. For the last year, Brooke DiMeo has been working two jobs: […]
A Stop on the Underground Railroad: Take a Look Inside Brooklyn’s Plymouth Church
February 24, 2021By Emily Drooby On a quaint Brooklyn Heights street sits Plymouth Church. Hidden among the pews, are crucial pieces of Black History. […]
‘Pre-K for All’ Programs Reinstated by NYC DOE in Three Brooklyn Diocese Academies
February 23, 2021By Emily Drooby St. Joseph Catholic Academy’s Pre-K program has been reinstated. After spending months believing the program where his daughter flourished […]