Catholic Students ‘March’ Forward to Support Veterans
August 27, 2019Currents News Staff Four Catholic school students — Kellen Witty, Quinn Schoenenberger, Karsen Sherrick and Devon Johnson — aren’t just talking the […]
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Currents News for Monday, August 26, 2019
August 26, 2019On the newscast: The Amazon fires are raging – and the global crisis is capturing the attention of Pope Francis and other […]
Jesuit Women Attacked While Volunteering in the Philippines
August 26, 2019By Tim Harfmann Two women volunteering with Jesuits in the Philippines were stabbed. Twenty-four-year-old Genifer Buckly is dead. Her 30-year-old colleague, Anne […]
Pope, Bishops Urge Action to Save Burning Amazon Rainforest
August 26, 2019VATICAN CITY (Catholic News Service) — Describing the Amazon rainforest as “vital for our planet,” Pope Francis joined the regions bishops in […]
Vatican Promotes Green Travel With Charging Stations for Electric Cars
August 26, 2019Currents News Staff According to the United Nations, traditional transport annually emits about eight gigatons of carbon emissions into the atmosphere, a […]
Thousands Gather to Reflect on History, Strife of Slavery in America
August 26, 2019Currents News Staff Four hundred years ago this month, the first documented Africans were brought to British North America. The arrival of […]
Mississippi Priest Loses Half His Congregation After ICE Raid
August 26, 2019Currents News Staff In the largest single-state immigration raid in U.S. history, hundreds were rounded up in Mississippi this month. In Forrest, […]
Currents News for Friday, August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019On the newscast: The trade war is heating up. China say it will slap tariffs totaling $75 billion; A Nigerian bishop is […]
Christian Persecution and Violence on the Rise in Nigeria
August 23, 2019Currents News Staff Violence is on the rise in Nigeria as abuses by militant groups like Boko Haram and the Fulani Herdsmen […]
Bishops ‘Raise Their Voice’ for the Amazon, As Fires Rage in Brazil
August 23, 2019By Inés San Martin ROME (Crux) – At 3 pm on Wednesday, the sun was hidden from one of the world’s most […]