While president candidate Donald Trump proposes a bigger wall and suggests that Mexican immigrants are drug dealers, rapists, and criminals, people on the other side of the border are offended. The citizens of Ciudad Juarez speak their minds to Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach.
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The Papal Trip Concludes
This week on another very special ‘In the Arena’, join host Monsignor Kieran Harrington, the Vicar of Communications of the Diocese of Brooklyn, as he discusses the conclusion of the Papal trip to Mexico with in-studio guests, editor of the Tablet, Ed Wilkinson, and literary editor of First Things, Matthew Schmitz. The conversation continues with special phone-in guests Bishop Octavio Cisneros, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, Reporter / Video Journalist for NET-TV, Katie Breidenbach, and long-time friend of the show, Austen Ivereigh. This and much more on ‘In the Arena’.
Why Bay Ridge Voted Against Affordable Housing Plan
Konrad Aderer touches down in Bay Ridge to find out why they voted against Mayor de Blasio’s affordable housing plan. Community Board 10 member Brian Kaszuba and Council Member Vincent Gentile share their concerns about the plan’s “affordable” income levels and lack of community input.
RISEN Red Carpet Interviews
David DiCerto interviews the producers, screenwriter and star of RISEN, Joseph Fiennes at an advance screening of the film held at The Sheen Center!
Pope to Visit Workers, Families of Violence Victims
Pope Francis will come close to suffering people during his visit to Ciudad Juarez; including workers from the maquiladoras, city’s infamous sweatshops, and families who have lost loved ones to drug-related violence. Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach meets with some of these family members and reports on the conditions inside the sweatshops.
Juarez Awaits Holy Father
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, prepares for the visit of Pope Francis – putting up barricades and assembling volunteers. The city plans to make a 25-mile human chain to protect the Pope on his motorcade route, and accommodate tens of thousands of pilgrims at the Pope’s final Mass. Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach reports.
Cross Erected on US-Mexico Border
The Pope will stand in solidarity with immigrants as he says Mass on the border between the United States and Mexico. Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach previews the site and speaks with families who are divided between the two countries.
Santa Muerte
Professor Chesnut talks to Ed Wilkinson about Santa Muerte and its large growing cult in Mexico. He explains why people believe in Santa Muerte, what she looks like, and what they pray for. Ed and Dr. Chesnut clarify the Catholic stance.
The Mexican-American Vote
Politics and elections in the USA and Mexico. How are their issues related? How are Mexican-Americans looking to vote? Discussing political policies between the United States and Mexico. Discussing whether immigration (specifically Mexican) hurts or contributes to society in the United States and how.
Human Trafficking In Mexico
Watch NET TV web special on human trafficking throughout Mexico, and the Catholic organizations that have a role in helping ease the humanitarian toll of this issue.