Bishop DiMarzio Distributes Ashes, Celebrates Mass on Ash Wednesday
March 6, 2019By Tim Harfmann Blessing ashes with holy water, then putting the sign of the cross on foreheads, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio reminded Catholics […]
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan Celebrates Mass at Rikers Island
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March 6, 2019Currents News Staff The feds are acting to tackle what’s being called an ‘epidemic’ of suicides among America’s military veterans. President Trump […]
Give Up Gossiping for Lent, Pope Suggests
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Currents News for Tuesday, March 5, 2019
March 5, 2019On the newscast: Brooklyn’s Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio reacts to news New York’s top leaders are pushing a pot tax to fund mass […]
Lawmakers: It’s Time to “Acknowledge” Unborn Life
March 5, 2019Currents News Staff New York’s new law, the extreme Reproductive Health Act that removes virtually all restrictions on abortion, is under fire […]
Vatican To Open Secret Archives On Pope Pius XII
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Catholic Charities is ‘Ready to be a Part of’ Tornado Recovery
March 5, 2019MOBILE, Ala. (CNS) — With search and rescue efforts underway for the tornado that whipped through Alabama and other parts of the […]
Teen Got Vaccinated, Parents Opposed
March 5, 2019Currents News Staff Ethan Lindenberger’s teen rebellion made headlines last year. On Tuesday he shared his story with Senators. “My name is […]