Pope Francis Honors Ugandan Martyrs
November 27, 2015Pope Francis visited a shrine dedicated to 45 Anglicans and Catholics killed between 1885 and 1887, known as the Ugandan martyrs. A […]
Topic: Saints
Brooklyn’s Saint
November 10, 2015He was a man who was well travelled but, as Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach reports, he’s known as St. Raphael of Brooklyn.
Saints and Spirits, in Windsor Terrace
October 30, 2015Students at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy in Windsor Terrace are well versed in the true meaning of Halloween, and they […]
Parade Without St. Patrick?
October 28, 2015There is protest to planned action by the organizers of New York’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, as we hear from Currents correspondent […]
Teresa of Avila: Catalyst for Reform
October 15, 2015Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach speaks with Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop James Massa about a Saint who is also a member of an exclusive […]
Times Slams Saint Serra
October 8, 2015The Catholic League is demanding a response after the New York Times, in a front page article, claims historians agree that the […]
St. Francis Astoria Celebrates Feast, Anniversary
October 5, 2015On the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the parish in Astoria that is named for him celebrated not only the feast […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]