Currents News for Tuesday, August 13, 2019
August 13, 2019On the newscast: Just weeks before the school year begins–another Catholic academy in Brooklyn is closing its doors; United States bishops speaking […]
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St. Francis Xavier-Queen of All Saints Catholic Academy to Close
August 13, 2019By Emily Drooby and Allyson Escobar CLINTON HILL — A historic school in Brooklyn will shutter its doors before the upcoming school year, […]
Pope to Allow External Audit of Vatican Bank Accounts
August 13, 2019Currents News Staff Pope Francis has implemented a bold economic reform to the Vatican’s financial entity of the Holy See, the Institute […]
‘Priest With a Mic’ Brings Catholic Faith to the Streets With YouTube Series
August 13, 2019Currents News Staff Father Kyle Manno brings sidewalk evangelization to the streets of New York and around the world with his popular […]
Man Detained by ICE Speaks Out After Raid
August 13, 2019Currents News Staff Hundreds of people were detained in Mississippi last week in a massive sweep by ICE targeting undocumented workers. One […]
Currents News for Monday, August 12, 2019
August 12, 2019On the newscast: The Trump administration is tightening rules that could deny citizenship to immigrants who need public assistance; In Tennessee, lawmakers […]
Homeland Security’s New Regulations Could Limit Legal Immigration to U.S.
August 12, 2019By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (Catholic News Service) — The Trump administration announced Aug. 12 a plan to deny permanent legal immigration status […]
Why the Pope Probably Wasn’t Trolling Trump on Populism
August 12, 2019By John L. Allen Jr. ROME (CRUX) – I got a call Saturday to come on air from my friends at CNN, […]
Middle School Teacher Under Fire for Distributing Graphic on Gender Identity
August 12, 2019Currents News Staff There is controversy at Denair Middle School in California, surrounding a graphic called ‘the gender unicorn.’ The graphic, which […]
Pope in Angelus: War and Terrorism are the Great Defeat of Humanity
August 12, 2019Currents News Staff During the Angelus, the pope recalled the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. They were signed shortly after […]