Women Religious Answer Call to Serve During 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
April 17, 2020By Franca Braatz and Michelle Powers The Spanish influenza was an undetected killer sweeping the globe as the world was in the […]
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April 15, 2020On the newscast: Brooklyn’s Father Kevin Sweeney will be the new leader of the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey. Pope Francis selected […]
Brooklyn Priest Named New Bishop of Paterson
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How Will the Coronavirus Impact the Outcome of the 2020 Election
April 14, 2020xCurrents News Staff The presidential race has kind of taken a backseat to the coronavirus pandemic. But, election day is still just […]