Palliative Care in Coney Island
March 6, 2018The Holy See has called for an increase in the availability of palliative care, urging practitioners to affirm the value of the […]
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Immigrants on Edge
March 6, 2018Immigrants without papers often encounter worries even when doing the simplest things in life. Currents News, Michelle Powers, reports from a Brooklyn […]
School Sees “Breaking Point” On U.S. Gun Violence
March 5, 2018Xaverian High School in Bay Ridge has come together in the wake of the Parkland shooting that claimed 17 lives. Currents News […]
Lenten Supper in Jamaica Supports Jamaica
March 2, 2018Two Jamaicas are bonded together. The union is forged during a special Lenten supper at a church in Queens. Currents News Tim […]
Meatless Menu For Lent
March 2, 2018A pizzeria in Gerritsen Beach is offering a special menu for the Lenten season. Currents News, Michelle Powers, takes a bite.
Living Woman Declared Dead
March 2, 2018The Social Security Administration says Marzena Pogorzelska, of St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish in Greenpoint, is dead. But she doesn’t agree. She tells […]
Lent Magic Show Spreads Word of God
March 1, 2018Lent is the penitential season that prepares Catholics for the resurrection of the Lord on Easter Sunday. But, as Currents News Tim […]
Brooklyn Vigil Shows Solidarity With Dreamers
February 28, 2018Dozens of people gathered for a night-time vigil at a Brooklyn church. Catholics there expressed support for the DACA recipients, young individuals […]
New York’s “Last Slave”
February 28, 2018As Black History Month draws to a close today, a fascinating story to report. The last slave of New York…a Christian woman […]
Struggle Over Uneven Brooklyn Sidewalk
February 27, 2018The red brick sidewalks along Prospect Park West in Windsor Terrace were meant to beautify the neighborhood, but residents have come to […]