Diocese of Brooklyn Celebrates Diversity
October 6, 2015The Diocese of Brooklyn held the first of its two Shining Stars dinners, honoring men and women from Brooklyn and Queens various […]
Topic: Brooklyn, NY
Hopes, Concerns for Housing in East New York
October 5, 2015Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer gets reaction from St. Rita’s Church in East New York, a day after Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke […]
Blessed Francis: An Example for All
October 2, 2015October 5 is the feast day of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos. Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach spoke with Father Carl Hoegerl, who was […]
Explaining Annulments
October 2, 2015Currents News Director Ed Wilkinson spoke with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn about the changes that Pope Francis has made to the […]
Meeting Pope Francis: A Wish Fulfilled
October 1, 2015It was a wish fulfilled for Gerard Gubaton, a 27-year-old Brooklyn man who has cerebral palsy: meeting Pope Francis. Gerard and his […]
Young Saint’s Powerful Impact
October 1, 2015Eleven-year-old Maria Goretti forgave the man who killed her for refusing his sexual advances. Maria is now a saint and her remains are […]
Brooklyn Girl Hopes Miracle Continues
September 30, 2015Twelve-year-old Julia Bruzzese is unable to move her legs after being struck by a mysterious illness in May. But the seventh grader […]
Run Honors McCarthy Legacy, Helps Nazareth
September 30, 2015Nazareth High School hosts the annual Eugene McCarthy Memorial Race, named for an alumnus of the school who was also the first […]
Contemplative Nuns Recount Pope Meeting
September 29, 2015Currents correspondent Michelle Powers visits the Monastery of the Precious Blood in Borough Park, Brooklyn, to meet with the contemplative nuns who […]
Providence House’s Gift of Stability, Opportunity
September 29, 2015Providence House helps women in troubled situations, and their children. And, as Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach reports, the September issue of Essence […]