Currents News Update for Thursday, 8/26/21
August 26, 2021U.S. troops are among the victims of a terror attack on the Kabul airport. The Pentagon confirms two explosions as thousands have […]
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NYC Street Vendor Asking for Help as He Desperately Tries to Get His Wife out of Afghanistan
August 26, 2021By Emily Drooby On 32nd St. and Third Ave. in Manhattan, there’s a breakfast cart. It belongs to Muhammed Nasiri – the […]
Why President Johnson’s Daughter Wants You to Visit St. Elizabeth Seton’s Shrine in Maryland
August 26, 2021By Currents News Staff and Kevin Shinkle WASHINGTON (CNS) — Luci Baines Johnson gets asked sometimes why she identifies so much with St. […]
Diocese of Brooklyn Schools Push for Reimbursement on COVID Supplies Ahead of School Year
August 25, 2021By Jessica Easthope Every mask, every temperature check, every pump of hand sanitizer adds up. Last year, Catholic schools in the Diocese […]
Bay Ridge Pastry Shop Fights Against NYC Indoor Dining Vaccine Mandate
August 25, 2021By Emily Drooby Pasticceria Rocco is saying ‘no’ to the New York City proof of vaccine mandate. How so? By solidifying their […]
Currents News Update for Wednesday, 8/25/21
August 25, 2021It’s back to school for students in the Diocese of Brooklyn and while some things are different, some have stayed the same […]
Diocese of Arlington’s Catholic Charities Calls Situation in Afghanistan ‘A Humanitarian Disaster’
August 24, 2021Currents News Staff The U.S. continues to evacuate Americans and our allies from Afghanistan, something Catholic Charities has been doing for years. […]
Currents News Update for Tuesday, 8/24/21
August 24, 2021Tens of thousands are still hoping for rescue in Afghanistan. But so far, the Taliban is publicly rejecting any suggestion to extend […]
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York Helps Resettle Refugees Fleeing Afghanistan
August 24, 2021By Emily Drooby As the Taliban grows stronger each day in Afghanistan, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York is trying […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul Sworn Into Office
August 24, 2021Currents News Staff New York has sworn in the state’s first woman governor. Former Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul took the oath of […]