Finding Hope in the New Year Through Faith
December 16, 2019Currents News Staff 2019 has been a challenging year for people of faith. Incidents of hate, violence and political differences are just […]
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‘Miracle of Christmas’ Depicts Mary and Joseph’s Love Story
December 16, 2019By Emily Drooby and Wandy Felicita Ortiz PROSPECT HEIGHTS — This Christmas season, artists in New York are using song, dance and […]
Faith and the Force: Rabbi Celebrates 54 Years in the NYPD
December 16, 2019By Emily Drooby With a handshake and a smile, Rabbi Alvin Kass focuses on what he does best: serving the NYPD and […]
Pope Francis Celebrates Simbang-Gabi with Filipino Community
December 16, 2019Currents News Staff Pope Francis celebrated Mass with the Filipino community, one of the biggest in Rome. St. Peter’s Basilica was completely […]
Coach Inspires Players From His Wheelchair
December 15, 2019By Tim Harfmann Chris Frazier enjoys coaching the seventh-grade basketball team at Saint Rose of Lima, Rockaway. But he does it differently […]
Currents News for Friday, December 13, 2019
December 13, 2019On the newscast: The Jersey City mayor now says that children at a yeshiva may have been the real target of the […]
Church Celebrates 100 Years of Performing Handel’s Messiah
December 13, 2019By Emily Drooby Three generations of the Manning family have performed Handel’s Messiah at the Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Bedford-Stuyvesant, […]
Feast Day of Saint Lucy: Blind Priest Ministers Through Xavier Society
December 13, 2019By Tim Harfmann Father Jamie Dennis is blind, and celebrates Mass through his fingertips. He describes his eyesight as looking through a […]
Four Day Summit Kicks Off First Annual Pan-African Congress on Pastoral Life
December 13, 2019Currents News Staff The first ever large scale gathering of African Catholics took place last week. The four day congress in Nigeria […]
50 Years of Priesthood: An Incredible Milestone for Pope Francis
December 13, 2019Currents News Staff It was 50 years ago today that Jorge Bergolio was ordained a priest. We now know him as Pope […]