Bishop DiMarzio: Church Needs to Intensify Immigrant Outreach
May 30, 2014While Hispanics are a vibrant part of the United States and the Church, the number of Hispanics who are Catholic has decreased. […]
Topic: Brooklyn, NY
Churches Keeping Young Adults Close to the Faith
May 29, 2014Recent data shows that, as adolescents become young adults, they also become less likely to go to church or other houses of […]
Brooklyn/Queens Nigerian Catholics Pray for Peace
May 28, 2014As the Islamist group Boko Haram continues its reign of terror in Nigeria, members of the Nigerian Apostolate of the Diocese of […]
Brooklyn/Queens Priests-To-Be Appreciate Gift of Vocation
May 28, 2014Just a month before they are to be ordained to the priesthood, young men of the Diocese of Brooklyn spoke with Currents […]
Meb Keflezighi
May 28, 2014Meb Keflezighi was born in war-torn Eritrea. He escaped to Italy with his family and eventually settled in San Diego, where a […]
Swim Strong Promotes Swim Safety
May 27, 2014Currents sports correspondent Jim Mancari recently visited the Swim Strong Foundation, an organization that promotes water safety. The foundation was started by the […]
Highlights From Archbishop Celli’s Keynote Speech at World Communications Day
May 27, 2014Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, the president of the Pontifical Council on Social Communications and one of the originators of the Pope’s Twitter […]
St. Joseph the Worker Kindergarten Class Marches for Memorial Day
May 23, 2014With the Memorial Day weekend just around the corner, Currents correspondent Michelle Powers visited kindergartners from St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy […]
Archbishop on Digital Media: “Internet is Not Just Wires”
May 22, 2014This week, the Diocese of Brooklyn hosted Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, the President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. The Archbishop, […]
Pilgrimages
May 21, 2014What is a pilgrimage? A pilgrimage is a journey, usually undertaken to show devotion to one’s faith. This episode of Active Catholics […]