Currents News for Tuesday, October 22, 2019
October 22, 2019On the newscast: A Brooklyn priest is going to confront the boiling crisis in the Middle East himself. He’s taking over at […]
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Brooklyn Priest Named New President of Vatican Agency for Humanitarian Relief
October 22, 2019By Tim Harfmann New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced Monsignor Peter Vaccari, a Brooklyn priest, as the new head of a Catholic […]
Number of ‘Nones’ are Increasing in the U.S.
October 22, 2019By Emily Drooby and Andrew Pugliese BUSHWICK — A Pew Research Center study released on Oct. 17 shows that Americans who identify […]
Catholics Commemorate Feast of St. John Paul II
October 22, 2019Currents News Staff Every year on Oct. 22, the Catholic Church commemorates the liturgical feast of St. John Paul II. On this […]
Chile Declares National Emergency as Protests Paralyze Capital
October 22, 2019Currents News Staff One of Latin America’s largest cities, Santiago, Chile, is paralyzed. At least 11 people have been found dead and […]
Amazon Synod Enters Critical Stage
October 22, 2019Currents News Staff The Amazon Synod is in its final phase. Cardinal Claudio Hummes is preparing the conclusions. A commission of 12 […]
Currents News for Monday, October 21, 2019
October 21, 2019On the newscast: Angry Kurds take out their frustrations on the U.S. troops who are pulling out of Syria; Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio […]
Controversial Amazon Statue Stolen From Church, Thrown in Rome’s Tiber River
October 21, 2019By Melissa Butz and Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent ROME — A wood carving statue of a naked pregnant woman that […]
Largest Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Syria Underway
October 21, 2019Currents News Staff Hundreds of trucks are on the move as U.S. personnel gather near Hasakah, Syria in route east to the […]
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 […]