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September 9, 2025St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy in Queens is marking 75 years with a unique celebration that its inaugural pupils once enjoyed. […]
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September 9, 2025By Katie Vasquez Students from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy are marking the start of the 2025 school year in the […]
St. Carlo Acutis’ Canonization: How Being There Is Leading Artist Juan Camilo Perez To Evangelize
September 8, 2025Recording artist Juan Camilo Pérez, a youth pastor at St. Pancras Church in Glendale, Queens, recently had an extraordinary experience: he was […]
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Youth From Brooklyn and Queens Find Inspiration in Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati
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TONIGHT ON CURRENTS NEWS: Juan Camilo Perez Shares What It Was Like To Witness St. Carlo Acutis’ Canonization
September 8, 2025By Currents News A faith-filled influencer from the Diocese of Brooklyn got to witness the canonization of St. Carlo Acutis on Sept. […]