Vatican Moves to Cut Down on Plastic Waste
August 16, 2019Currents News Staff As the smallest state in the world, the Vatican produces 1,000 tons of trash every year. Meanwhile, according to […]
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Currents News for Thursday, August 15, 2019
August 15, 2019On the newscast: It’s the Feast of the Assumption– and the Holy Father is giving 6,000 gifts to Syrian Catholics; Israel is […]
World War II Veteran Receives High School Diploma
August 15, 2019By Emily Drooby In Joseph Quinlivan’s Brooklyn home sits a plaque that reads, ‘Freedom is Not Free,’ something the World War II […]
Philadelphia Shooting Standoff Brings Gun Legislation to the Forefront
August 15, 2019Currents News Staff A nearly eight-hour standoff between a gunman and police in Philadelphia is adding fuel to the gun control debate […]
Catholic Academy Set to Unveil New Sensory Classroom
August 15, 2019By Tim Harfmann From rubber disks to squishy floor tiles you can step on, a new way of shaping young minds is […]
Hostages Rescued From Philadelphia Home Following Hours-Long Shootout
August 15, 2019Currents News Staff A tense and dangerous scene played out in a North Philadelphia neighborhood on August 14 when police and SWAT […]
Currents News for Wednesday, August 14, 2019
August 14, 2019On the newscast: A new law is now in effect–giving adult victims of child sex abuse in New York one year to […]
Fighting for Street Safety: Catholic Family Remembers Teen Lost to Traffic Crash
August 14, 2019By Emily Drooby On Utopia Parkway in Whitestone, Queens there’s a plaque honoring Madeline Serchen, a Saint Francis Prep Honor student whose […]
Window for Abuse Suits in New York Opens
August 14, 2019By Tim Harfmann and Andrew Pugliese New York state’s Child Victims Act (CVA) took effect on Aug. 14. The law lifts the […]
Match Made in Heaven – Christian Couple Married for 7 Decades
August 14, 2019Currents News Staff Francis and Rosemary Klontz met in junior high in Auburn, Washington. They’ve been matching their outfits ever since. “Well, […]