50 Years After First Landing, Vatican Remembers ‘Conquerors of the Moon’
July 18, 2019Currents News Staff On July 20, 1969, the whole world watched as American astronaut Neil Armstrong took his famous ‘one small step […]
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Pope Appoints New Vatican Press Office Director
July 18, 2019By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (Catholic News Service) — Pope Francis appointed Matteo Bruni to serve as director of the Vatican press […]
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July 18, 2019Currents News Staff Much of the country faces extreme heat and high humidity over the next few days. According to the National […]
Catholic Charities St. Charles Jubilee Center Member Turns 100
July 18, 2019Currents News Staff Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens St. Charles Jubilee Senior Center celebrated the 100th birthday of Vivian Levy, longtime member […]
Currents News for Wednesday, July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019On the newscast: The infamous drug kingpin El Chapo is guilty as charged… getting life in prison at today’s sentencing; Migrants still […]
New Report: How Close Notre Dame was to Collapsing
July 17, 2019By Tim Harfmann What looked like a scene from a movie, was a horrific reality in France. The Notre Dame Cathedral went […]
Convert Cuomo: Student’s Website Asks for Prayers to End New York Abortion Bill
July 17, 2019By Emily Drooby Jack Thimons is your average 9-year-old boy. He draws, he prays, and he spends time with his family. But […]
Former U.S. Customs & Border Patrol Janitor Photographs Discarded Religious Relics of Migrants
July 17, 2019By Allyson Escobar Tom Kiefer, a photographer who lives in Arizona, is documenting the journey of migrants at the southern border, examining […]
Currents News for Tuesday, July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019On the newscast: The crisis at the border escalates as a tough new policy is being put into place; The famed Crystal […]
Attorney to Immigrants and Citizens Encountering ICE: ‘Know Your Rights’
July 16, 2019By Emily Drooby As the managing attorney for Catholic Migration Services’s immigration program, Alex Gonçalves-Peña has been very busy this past week. […]