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 […]
Topic: Saints
A Canonization With Controversy
August 10, 2015California’s soon-to-be first saint, Blessed Junipero Serra, doesn’t come without controversy. To some, Serra embodies the system that promoted massive cultural genocide. […]
Nuns, Guns and the Wild West
August 5, 2015Billy the Kid, a notorious bank and stage-coach robber of the Wild West, met his match in the most unlikely of people […]
Queens Catholics Celebrate Romero
July 22, 2015Catholics in Jamaica, Queens celebrated the long-awaited beatification of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was martyred in his home country in 2015. […]
St. Kateri, Pray for Us
July 14, 2015Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach has close to connections to a saint whose feast day the Church celebrates today.
Tradition is a Way of Life in Williamsburg
July 13, 2015It weighs four tons and is carried through the streets of Williamsburg, a tradition that has endured for more than 100 years. […]
Revelers Ready for the Feast of the Giglio
July 10, 2015Brooklyn’s largest Italian festival kicks off at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg. Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer speaks with Deacon Philip […]
Remembering Father Rother’s Sacrifices
June 30, 2015A Vatican council has confirmed the martyrdom of Father Stanley Rother, paving the way for a possible beatification by Pope Francis. Father […]
“He Saw Human Dignity in All that He Did”
June 12, 2015Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio speaks with Currents News Director Ed Wilkinson about Monsignor Bernard Quinn, who founded the first church for Black […]
Faithful Celebrate St. Anthony
June 10, 2015Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer reports from Our Lady of Peace Church in Park Slope, where parishioners and visitors gather for a celebration […]