Currents News for Friday, October 18, 2019
October 18, 2019On the newscast: Rikers Island is closing. Religious leaders playing a big role. Now, the question is what’s next; At the Pope’s […]
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Faith Leaders Support Plan to Close Jails on Rikers Island
October 18, 2019Currents News Staff The New York City Council on Oct. 17 passed a plan to close the detention centers on Rikers Island […]
Pope Meets with Indigenous Leaders in Vatican
October 18, 2019Currents News Staff “The children of the jungle praise You, Lord. The poor and forgotten, with an eagerness to be free.” Almost […]
Impeachment Investigation: Mulvaney Sparks Firestorm in Washington
October 18, 2019Currents News Staff Was there quid pro quo involved in President Trump’s controversial communications with Ukraine? The acting White House Chief of […]
Bishop DiMarzio Honored for Service to Migrants
October 18, 2019By The Tablet Staff MANHATTAN — At the Center for Migration Studies annual gala at Battery Gardens restaurant in lower Manhattan on […]
Currents News for Thursday, October 17, 2019
October 17, 2019On the newscast: Mike Pence and Turkey’s President reach a deal late today to temporarily halt fighting in Syria; An update after […]
U.S. and Turkey Agree to Ceasefire in Syria
October 17, 2019Currents News Staff The Trump administration just announced a ceasefire agreement with Turkey halting its incursion in northern Syria. Speaking in Turkey, […]
Return of Military Dad From Afghanistan Answered Prayer for Queens Family
October 17, 2019By Tim Harfmann Holly Murray is a seventh grader at Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Academy in Belle Harbor, Queens. Her dad, […]
Elijah Cummings Remembered
October 17, 2019Currents News Staff The American flag that normally flies high above the White House was lowered to half-staff today in honor of […]
‘Church of Bones’ to Limit Photography at Popular Czech Tourist Site
October 17, 2019Currents News Staff The Sedlec Ossuary Chapel located beneath the Church of All Saints in the Czech Republic is a major tourist […]