Mother Cabrini to be Honored on Float at Columbus Day Parade
October 11, 2019By Tim Harfmann and Allyson Escobar MANHATTAN — It’s not a statue, but it is an honor. The Diocese of Brooklyn will […]
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Currents News for Thursday, October 10, 2019
October 10, 2019On the newscast: The campaign for Mother Cabrini is now set to take over Fifth Avenue…thanks to the Brooklyn Diocese; A hero […]
Bishop DiMarzio Visits Buffalo in Fact-Finding Mission
October 10, 2019The Tablet Staff and Currents News PARK SLOPE — Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio visited Buffalo, N.Y., earlier this week as part of the apostolic […]
While Trump Administration Bars Use of Human Tissue For Research, Scientists Are Trying To Push Ahead
October 10, 2019Currents News Staff On Capitol Hill, the Trump administration is barring the use of human tissue for stem cell research. Meanwhile, some […]
Indigenous Peoples Honor the Blessed Mother as a Symbol of the Amazon
October 10, 2019By Melissa Butz Before the Amazon Synod even began, one wooden figure had been the cause of questions and even controversy. Amongst […]
Parish Central: New Evangelization in the Brooklyn Diocese
October 10, 2019Currents News Staff A first-of-its kind project is happening right now in the Brooklyn Diocese as part of a new way for […]
Syria Under Attack: Christianity Could Disappear
October 9, 2019By Dale Gavlak AMMAN, Jordan — (Catholic News Service) Turkish warplanes have begun attacking northeastern Syria, causing widespread panic among Christian and […]
Currents News for Wednesday, October 9, 2019
October 9, 2019On the newscast: New dangers facing Syrian Christians tonight… A war with Turkey is threatening their very existence; And a new salvo […]
Bishop, Amazon Synod Council Members Advocate for Married Priests
October 9, 2019By Melissa Butz Bishop Erwin Krautler has been a missionary in Brazil for the past 55 years and is one of the […]
Judge Defends Giving Amber Guyger Hug, Bible
October 9, 2019Currents News Staff Texas judge Tammy Kemp hugged a former police officer convicted of murder. It happened just before Amber Guyger was […]