Kurdish Archbishop Sees Refugee Influx
July 8, 2014Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach spoke with Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, Kurdistan, about the refugees coming into his diocese to escape Islamic […]
Topic: World News
Church, Congresswoman Boost Immigration Program
July 8, 2014Catholic Migration Services teamed with Congresswoman Grace Meng and others to get the word out about an under-utilized immigration program. Currents correspondent […]
Conflict in Israel, Hobby Lobby Contraception Ruling and More News Headlines for the Week
July 6, 2014In the Arena contributors Matthew Schmitz, Deputy Editor at First Things, and Christine Emba, Hilton Kramer Fellow at The New Criterion, join […]
Greek Catholic Patriarch says Christians Need Stay in Syria, Iraq
July 2, 2014The leader of the Greek Melkite Catholic Church, Gregorios III Laham, is one of three Catholic patriarch meeting with his Orthodox counterparts […]
Immigration: Possibilities and Impossibilities
July 1, 2014Currents correspondent Michelle Powers looks at what the president can and can’t do as he attempts to address the situation of undocumented […]
Brooklyn Neighborhood Mourns Murdered Israeli Teens
July 1, 2014One of three Israeli teens murdered in the West Bank had close ties to Brooklyn. Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach visited the neighborhood […]
Explaining Excommunication
June 25, 2014Over the weekend, Pope Francis announced that the mafia was excommunicated. Currents correspondent Michelle Powers spoke with one of the men whose […]
Once a Refugee, Now Helping Others
June 17, 2014Currents correspondent Michelle Powers caught up with Allmina Berisha, a former Kosovo refugee now working at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens to […]
New Caliphate May Be Causing Christian Flight
June 13, 2014Currents correspondent Michelle Powers turns to Brother Geoffrey Clement, OSF, of St. Francis College, for historical perspective the current situation for Christians […]
World Cup Fever Contagious in Brooklyn Diocese
June 12, 2014Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach spoke with Deacon Vincent La Gamba of St. Francis de Sales Parish, a sportswriter who happens to have […]