Tim Harfmann reports from Queens Village where Incarnation Church gathers to spread holiday spirit. Parishioners sing Christmas carols while walking ponies and goats through the neighborhood.
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Students Rehearse for St. Stans Christmas Show
At St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy in Greenpoint, students prepare for their Christmas show, a musical that updates the nativity with a contemporary message. Our Konrad Aderer brings us to a final rehearsal and talks with the excited young performers.
More Churches Urged After Cairo Church Attack
After the deadly attack on St. Mark’s cathedral in Cairo, Christian advocates call for greater protection from the government, and for more churches to be built. Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer asks Ed Clancy of Aid to the Church in Need about the state of religious freedom in Egypt.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Honored in Queens
Our Lady of Guadalupe holds a special place in the hearts of parishioners at Our Lady of Sorrows in Corona, Queens. Katie Engesser visits them on the eve of her feast day, where preparations are under way to honor the virgin they so revere.
Grand Army Plaza Decked Out In Evergreen
Katie Engesser reports from Grand Army Plaza where the Diocese of Brooklyn is helping to decorate their borough this holiday season by putting up a 21-foot-tall tree and a life sized, hand painted nativity! And, on December 20th, Bishop DiMarzio will bless the nativity and light the tree.
Immigration
This week on “In the Arena”, Monsignor Kieran Harrington, Vicar of Communications for the Diocese of Brooklyn, is joined by founder and president of NumbersUSA, Roy Beck, and immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Alex Nowrasteh, to discuss immigration policy. Then, Monsignor is joined by Deana Martin to talk about her new album ‘Swing Street’, and Mark Shriver to talk about his new book ‘Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis’. “In the Arena”: faith at the forefront of today’s news and events. Coming to you from the heart of New York
A Walking Talking Teaching Robot
The future is now for the students of St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Academy in Jamaica, Queens. They are participating in a coding curriculum involving advanced robots that is set to help the engineers of tomorrow. Katie Engesser sat in on their studies and filed this report.
Pearl Harbor Survivors Share Experiences 75 Years Later
On the 75th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Tim Harfmann speaks with two survivors living in the Brooklyn diocese. 95-year-old Clark Simmons, a lifelong Brooklynite, served on the U.S.S. Utah when the Japanese attacked. Aaron Chabin, a 93-year-old Queens resident, served as an Army private.
Churches Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrates Masses at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Most Precious Blood to mark milestone anniversaries. First, Tim Harfmann reports from Astoria as the “Mother Church of Queens County” concludes its 175th anniversary year. Then, Michelle Powers is in Bath Beach for the Brooklyn church’s 90th.