Importance of Family Life Brought to the United Nations
May 16, 2016In celebration of the International Day of Families, the United Nations hosted a high-level event about the importance of family life. Those […]
Topic: International
Fight For Religious Freedom Brought To The UN
May 4, 2016Hosted by the Holy See, an international forum at the United Nations gave witnesses and victims of religious persecution the opportunity to […]
Priests Share Christian Persecution Stories
May 4, 2016Ahead of an international conference for religious freedom, Tim Harfmann spoke with two priests who came face-to-face with the Islamic State. Fr. […]
Books for Readers in Need
April 26, 2016The Girl Scouts at St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy, Greenpoint, are collecting books to send to Malawi, Africa. While students in the […]
Brooklyn Pakistanis Encouraged by Bishop
April 25, 2016One month ago, a deadly terror attack in Lahore took the lives of more than 70 Pakistanis. Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio visits […]
Candlelight Vigil in Bushwick for Earthquake Victims
April 20, 2016Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams led a candlelight vigil for the victims of the recent earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador. Local residents, […]
Violence, Murder and Impunity in Juarez: Part Two
March 15, 2016In the second of two special reports, Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach examines the impunity and corruption that plague Ciudad Juarez, a Mexico […]
Violence, Murder and Impunity in Juarez: Part One
March 14, 2016Ciudad Juarez is one of six locations visited by Pope Francis during his first visit to Mexico as pontiff. The city is […]
NYC Commemorates “Comfort Women”
March 8, 2016Despite last year’s landmark agreement between South Korea and Japan, independent actions continue to shine a light on the Imperial Japanese Army […]