Ahead of Pope Francis’ visit, the Archdiocese of Washington and its Catholic Charities have launched an effort that challenges members of the local community to reach out to those in need. Currents correspondent Michelle Powers speaks with Msgr. John Enzler, the president of Catholic Charities, Washington, DC.
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Repression of Christianity in China Meets Resistance
In Zhejiang province, where Christianity has surged in recent years, the government has removed hundreds of crosses in an escalating campaign of religious repression. Speaking with Chinese Christian activist Bob Fu, Konrad Aderer learns that a dangerous confrontation may be brewing as Christians even from government-approved churches protest the desecrations.
Summer Movies
Steven Greydanus, film critic for the National Catholic Register, contributor to Crux and Catholic Digest, and creator of DecentFilms.com, and David DiCerto, newly appointed Director of Film & Television programming at The Fulton J. Sheen Center for Thought and Culture, join guest host Grant Gallicho in-studio to discuss summer blockbusters and some movies you may not have seen.
“Good is Winning”
Correspondent Michelle Powers speaks with Kathleen Hessert, the head of Sports Media Challenge, the company overseeing a social media campaign aimed at the so-called millennials, coinciding with Pope Francis’s forthcoming visit to the U.S.
“The Pope is Not an American Politician”
Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer speaks with the editor of the Catholic Portal at Patheos, blogger and author Elizabeth Scalia, following the Gallup results showing that, since the beginning of 2014, fewer Americans have a favorable view of Pope Francis.
After Trump, Clearing Immigration Misconceptions
After Presidential candidate Donald Trump said many Mexican immigrants are bringing crime to the U.S., Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, an expert and leader on the issue of immigration, talked about the real story of immigrants with Currents News Director Ed Wilkinson.
Papa Francisco: De Jorge Mario Bergoglio al vicario de Cristo
En esta edición de “Informes” conoceremos Jorge Mario Bergoglio, conocido al mundo como papa Francisco. Aprendemos de su camino para seguir en los pasos del apóstol Pedro.
Brooklyn Catholics have Pope’s Back
A new Gallup poll shows that the percentage of Americans that view Pope Francis favorably has dropped 17 points since the beginning of 2014. Among Catholics, the drop is slightly higher: 18 percent. When Currents correspondent Michelle Powers visited Bay Ridge, parishioners there had nothing but good things to say about the Holy Father.
Summer Basketball a Fixture in Belle Harbor
Basketball heads from the hardwood to the black top when summer arrives in the Rockaways. Jim Mancari reports from the St. Francis De Sales summer basketball league, an institution in Belle Harbor.
Faith, Nature and Inherent Value
During a visit to the Dominican Sisters of Amityville, Currents News Director Ed Wilkinson spoke with the community’s spiritual director, Sister Margaret Galiardi, who knows Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Si’ inside and out.