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Ancient Devotion Alive Today

Catholics in Mill Basin, Brooklyn, along with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel with a Mass at St. Bernard’s Church and procession through the streets of the neighborhood. Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach tells why the feast day is so important to the faithful.

Light In a Dark World

The family is a school of love, forgiveness, mutual respect, patience, and humility in the midst of a world darkened by selfishness. Many face painful situations resulting from poverty, disability, illness and addictions, unemployment, and loneliness. In episode 7 of Mission of Love, Christian families are sources of mercy, safety, friendship, and support for those in the midst of a struggle. Families teach what it means to be fully human, despite the temptations of our world today.

The Polish Spy Who Tried to Stop the Holocaust

A new documentary tells the story of Jan Karski, a member of the Polish underground who risked his life to go undercover in the Warsaw Jewish ghetto where the Nazis were committing atrocities, and was met with inaction when he called on world leaders to intervene. Konrad Aderer speaks with Polish filmmaker Slavomir Grünburg about his thrilling and often troubling film, Karski and the Lords of Humanity.

Cecil Killing Connected to Mistreatment of Humans

A beloved lion named Cecil was led away from his protected habitat, wounded, and eventually killed by American dentist Walter Palmer. The outrage that followed is fueling an epic debate, at the heart of which is the moral dilemma the doctor’s action raises. Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach speaks with one of the Brooklyn Diocese’s brightest minds, Fr. John Cush.

Congreso encuentro mundial de las familias

En esta edición de “Informes” aprendemos del congreso encuentro mundial de las familias que toma parte en Filadelfia el 22 hasta el 25 de septiembre.  Fue creado en 1994 por el santo Juan Pablo II para explorar el papel que la familia tiene en la sociedad al igual de ofrecer oportunidades de conversar sobre los retos y bendiciones que se enfrenta cada familia.

Summer Fun at OLG

Summer is in full swing at Our Lady of Guadalupe’s annual Summer Fun Camp where kids play sports, make crafts, go swimming and more. Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach visits for a day.

Don’t Let The Heat Keep You From Dancing

Currents correspondent Michelle Powers reports from an air-conditioned visit to Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens senior centers that also serve as cooling centers when the temperature spikes.

Pope Won’t Be Able To Avoid Challenging America

Currents Correspondent Konrad Aderer sat down with Dr. Charles Clark, a Professor of Economics at St. Johns University to reflect on the anticipated Papal visit to the US in the fall. Dr. Clark thinks the Pope will not give up his integrity that make shim so popular and won’t be able to address his core issues of Migration, Inequality and Environment without challenging the status quo of the USA.