Teresa of Avila: Catalyst for Reform

Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach speaks with Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop James Massa about a Saint who is also a member of an exclusive group of men and women.

Cardinal: Synod Has Agenda

Cardinal Robert Sarah, a Vatican official and a native of Guinea, says the meeting of bishops at the Vatican, known as a Synod, has an agenda that is not in line with Church doctrine.  That was the jumping off point for a discussion between journalist/Pope Francis biographer Austen Ivereigh and Currents news director Ed Wilkinson.

“God Can Hear Us’

Students from across the Diocese of Brooklyn gathered at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph to pray the rosary with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.

Happy Retirement for Father Bradley

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens hosted a retirement celebration for Father James Bradley, Advocate for the Disabled and a much-loved priest of the Brooklyn Diocese.  Currents correspondent Tim Harfmann reports from the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston.

Mets Hope to Extend Postseason

It’s do or die for the Mets in game five of the team’s National League Division Series against the Dodgers.  Currents correspondent Michelle Powers speaks with a priest who happens to have the same name as the Mets starting second baseman.  Father Daniel Murphy is the Pastor Emeritus of St. Saviour Church in Park Slope and is also a former New York Mets Chaplain.

From Rome: Synod and the Media

Journalist/Pope Francis biographer Austen Ivereigh is reporting for Currents on the Synod of Bishops on the Family.  He spoke with Currents anchor Liz Faublas.

Synod: Understanding Bishops’ Letter

Currents anchor Liz Faublas speaks with journalist/Pope Francis biographer Austen Ivereigh, who is covering the Synod of Bishops on the Family for Currents.  They begin by talking about a letter sent by a group of bishops to Pope Francis.