Prison and A Presidential Pardon Later, Alice Johnson Tells Her Story
June 12, 2019Currents News Staff Alice Marie Johnson is free after being released from federal prison after spending 21-years behind bars as a first-time […]
Topic: Donald Trump
Currents News for Thursday, January 3, 2019
January 3, 2019On the newscast: Pope Francis sends a message to the USCCB; Crackdown on charity – one local Catholic was shutdown while raising […]
Protest After Government Misses Reuniting Deadline
July 11, 2018The Trump administration is working to reunite families that were separated after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, but it didn’t meet a […]
Supreme Court Rules on Travel Ban
June 27, 2018The Supreme Court’s ruling is causing confusion. President Donald Trump insists that the ban only includes countries that pose a terrorism threat […]
Queens Priest Hopeful for Peace in Korea
May 16, 2018The promise of long-term improvement in North Korea’s relationship with the United States is being closely watched by a Queens priest. He’s […]
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 […]
Catholics Preview Upcoming State of the Union
January 30, 2018Ahead of President Trump’s first State of the Union address, Catholics in the Brooklyn diocese discuss what issues are important to them, […]
March For Life 2018
January 23, 2018Forty-five years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to legalize abortion, hundreds of thousands of people walk along the National Mall to […]
Haitians Face Deportation After White House Decision
November 30, 2017President Trump has decided to evict thousands of Haitians from the U.S. They’ve been living here with temporary status since a deadly […]
SSN 07 – EP 26
March 19, 2017This week on “In the Arena”, host, Monsignor Kieran Harrington, is joined by associate editor of Commonweal, Matthew Sitman, and Literary Editor […]