First Responders Honored on Holy Thursday During Virus Crisis
April 10, 2020By Jessica Easthope The Lord’s Supper, when Christ instituted the priesthood and washed the feet of his disciples, is being celebrated very […]
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April 9, 2020On the newscast: On Holy Thursday commemorating Christ’s Last Supper, a Queens parish is doing all it can to ensure New Yorkers […]
Pandemic is Prime Time for Conversion, Pope Says
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Queens Parish Soup Kitchen Feeds Thousands Impacted by Virus Crisis During Holy Week
April 9, 2020By Jessica Easthope For Catholics around the world, Holy Thursday is synonymous with the Last Supper, but this year, families can’t break […]
Pope Francis Livestreams Holy Thursday Mass, Says ‘We Are All Sinners’
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April 9, 2020Currents News Staff Easter is the most important day in our faith. Yet, in the middle of the coronavirus crisis, parishes are […]
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Catholic School Teachers Lift Student Spirits With Drive-By Easter Parade
April 8, 2020By Jessica Easthope A drive-by Easter parade is how teachers from Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy in Corona, Queens, are staying […]
Medicine for the Soul: Performer Entertains Nursing Home Residents in Quarantine
April 8, 2020By Jessica Easthope Carmel Richmond Nursing Home on Staten Island is just one of five ArchCare facilities in New York. The people […]
How Those With Special Needs Are Coping With the Impact of the Coronavirus
April 8, 2020Currents News Staff There are so many things about the coronavirus that can be hard for anyone to understand: the symptoms, social […]