Kujenga, a program for young Black Catholics, is marking 25 years in the Diocese of Brooklyn, and Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer spoke with the young priest who coordinates it all.
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A Woman’s Heart
This time, Joumana has a “heart to heart” with cardiologist Dr. Jacqueline Hollywood as they discuss women’s risk factors for heart disease, symptoms to watch out for, and what women can do to keep a healthy heart, even as you get older. Dr. Hollywood also gives advice stress, cardiovascular exams and simple things like diet and exercise on life’s journey.
Nun Goes to Jail Over Nuclear Weapons Opposition
Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach speaks with Sister Megan Rice, who spent two years in jail for breaking in breaking in to the National Security Complex in Tennessee to protest nuclear weapons.
Queens Catholics Celebrate Romero
Catholics in Jamaica, Queens celebrated the long-awaited beatification of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was martyred in his home country in 2015. The current Archbishop of San Salvador was in Jamaica for the celebration, as was Currents correspondent Michelle Powers.
Finding a Moral Compass, After Planned Parenthood
The Center for Moral Progress, an independent not-for-profit, has released two undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the selling of tissue from aborted babies. The videos have elicited numerous reactions, from outrage on the part of pro-life activists to denial by Planned Parenthood and its supporters.
The videos prompt questions about morality in society and Currents anchor Liz Faublas spoke with Monsignor Michael Curran, a moral theologian and a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, to get some answers.
St. Bernard’s
Last season, host Anthony Mangano returned to the old parish church where he grew up. This season, we visit his current parish, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, in Bergen Beach. We’ll also discover that 100 years ago, this area was just a small island off the coast of Brooklyn that featured an amusement park as popular as Disneyland.
New Bishops Ready to Shepherd Faithful
Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach reports from the Mass of Episcopal Ordination for Auxiliary Bishops James Massa and Witold Mroziewski, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights.
Fellow Bishops, Priests Pray for New Brooklyn Bishops
As the Diocese of Brooklyn welcomed its two newest auxiliary bishops, Bishop James Massa and Bishop Witold Mroziewski, Currents correspondent Michelle Powers spoke with their fellow bishops and priests, who offered their thoughts, prayers and advice.
Religious Sister Remembers Bishop Kearney as “Uncle Ray”
During a trip to Long Island, Currents News Director Ed Wilkinson spoke with the President of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Sister Helen Kearney, who happens to be the niece of the late Bishop Raymond Kearney, a former auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Resumen de la visita apostólico a América Latina
Durante su jordana por Sudamérica – Ecuador, Bolivia y Paraguay papa Francisco se reunió con los presidentes y diplomáticos de cada país. Sin embargo el enfoque de su visita consistió de visitar a los marginalizados de pueblo. El Santo Padre habló con honestidad y sensibilidad pidiéndoles que viven sus vidas contra la cultura del mundo y vive para Jesús con un corazón libre. Esto solo fue una mirada de lo que podemos esperar en septiembre cuando llegue a Cuba y Estados Unidos.