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.
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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.
Kujenga to Mark 25 Years in Brooklyn Diocese
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.
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.