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This week on “In the Arena” join host, Monsignor Kieran Harrington, Vicar of Communication for the Diocese of Brooklyn, as he is joined by co-host of ‘The Five’, Eric Bolling, to discuss his new book, “Wake Up America: The Nine Virtues That Made Our Nation Great–and Why We Need Them More Than Ever”. Then, Monsignor is joined by philanthropic boxer, Boyd Melson, to discuss his work in his help in the effort to research and cure spinal cord injuries and the new documentary “Ring of Faith”. All this and more on ‘In the Arena’

After Jamaica, Brooklyn Bishop Comes Home

Former and future parishioners joyfully welcome home Brooklyn-born Bishop Neil Tiedemann, who has served in Jamaica for the last eight years. Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach reports as the leader of the Diocese of Brooklyn, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, holds a welcoming Mass for the new auxiliary bishop.

Catholic Charities Hosts 8th Annual Kids Fun Day

Tim Harfmann reports from Astoria, where hundreds of children attended the 8th annual Kids Fun Day, hosted by Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens. Over 40 vendors lined the street outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel, offering free services for the children and their parents.

Liz Faublas Interviews Pat Garreaux, Pres. of Catholic Charities Cleveland

During her coverage of the Republican National Convention, Currents anchor Liz Faublas had an insightful discussion with Pat Garreaux of Catholic Charities about the organization’s critical role in the community. Catholic Charities delivers more than 150 services at 60 locations to over 400, 000 individuals each year.

Liz Faublas interviews Father Dennis Gill of Philadelphia’s Mother Church during DNC

During this exclusive interview, Father Gill calls for peace and unity during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The cathedral church (Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul) is the principal church of the diocese, because it is here that the bishop as local ordinary of the diocese has his throne (chair), called the cathedra. Open since 1864 and located at the East side of Logan Square on 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the cathedral is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is the largest brownstone structure in Philadelphia and the largest Catholic Church in Pennsylvania. The history of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul is central to the history of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Liz Faublas Interviews Tom Mrosko of Catholic Charities

With immigration and migration among the major issues of the 2016 Presidential campaign, Currents anchor Liz Faublas spoke to Tom Mrosko, Dir. of Migration and Refugee Services for Catholic Charities Cleveland, at the Republican National Convention. Migration and Refugee Services (MRS), a department of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland, has been resettling refugees in Cuyahoga County since 1948. As the largest resettlement office in Northern Ohio, we expect to resettle over 350 refugees and asylees this year. MRS is one of 108 affiliates of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB).