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Brooklyn Youth “Get Off the Couch”
Pope Francis challenged young people to “get off the couch” and go build a better world. Teenagers in Brooklyn are responding to that call by volunteering at their parish summer camp. Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach visits the camp and asks about another challenge from the pope: to attend confession.
WYD 2016 Prayer Vigil and Concert
On Saturday, July 30, Pope Francis led a Prayer Vigil and Concert at the Campus Misericordiae outside Krakow. The event included prayer, music, dancing and a huge altar!
(Source: The Vatican, with permission.)
Fr. Troike Program Shapes Young Leaders
Nearly 90 elementary school boys attended the 49th annual Fr. Troike Leadership Program at Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary. Tim Harfmann reports from Elmhurst, where these young men sharpen their academic and athletic skills, while developing their relationship with Christ.
Catholicism Can Change the World: Analyzing the Crises of Today Part 3
As World Youth Day wraps up in Poland, a keen analyst explains how experiences of faith can change the world. Jorge Dominguez, editor of Nuestra Voz newspaper, speaks of the visit of St. John Paul II to Poland that helped bring down the Iron Curtain. In the final part of his conversation with Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach, Jorge also says we will see many more great saints rising to meet today’s troubling times.
Pope Francis’ “Hope of the Future”
1.5 million pilgrims walked for miles with heavy backpacks and slept in an open field just for the chance to pray with Pope Francis. Propelled by the Holy Spirit the young people had no complaints, saying they loved it so much that they would do it all over again. Michelle Powers reports as the young people begin their journey back home to spread the word.
DNC Host Says Convention Goals Reached
Currents anchor Liz Faublas talks to the director of the host committee of the Democratic National Convention Kevin Washo about party unity and the history making nomination of Hillary Clinton.
60 Second Review – “The BFG”
David DiCerto reviews Steven Spielberg’s latest family adventure, THE BFG!
60 Second Review – “Ice Age: Collision Course”
Deacon Steven Greydanus reviews the 5th installment in the prehistoric family franchise, ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE!
Bill de Blasio Discusses Presidential Speech
Currents caught up with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio after President Barack Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention to discuss the speech and Hillary Clinton’s impact on New York.