Bishop DiMarzio founded the John Paul II House of Discernment nine years ago as a place to live for men who are discerning a call the priesthood. Katie Breidenbach visited the house to speak with the new director, Fr. Sean Suckiel, and two former residents, Fr. John Gribowich and Fr. Alexandre Piñacue, who were ordained to the priesthood last month.
Currents anchor Liz Faublas sat down with Bishop-elect Witold Mroziewski ahead of his ordination as a bishop, to talk about his role models, when he decided to become a priest, how his parish feels about this new chapter of his life and what duties he looks forward to in his new position.
Currents correspondent Michelle Powers visited Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Windsor Terrace. There, Father John Cush hosts a weekly adult faith formation class, where he and his students explore the writings and teachings of Pope Francis and their roots.
Sergeant Tom Rich with the Summit Police Dept., teams up with Joumana Kidd in discussing cyber safety in the family circle. Tom illustrates the functionality of apps like Snapchat, Kick, Instagram and Ask.fm as well as how to monitor your child’s activities on Facebook, what happens to a text when it leaves your phone and safeguarding your child from online attacks. Then STOPIT Founder Todd Schobel joins to demonstrate how the STOPIT app can minimize cyber-bullying by empowering children through it’s proven incident management system.
Durante su jornada 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 del 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.
Currents Correspondent Konrad Aderer visited Saint Teresa of Avila Church in Prospect Heights, where Encio Ostane and his family were once active parishioners.
Encio, his son, Andy, and daughter, Sephora, were killed after their car was hit by another driver on the Southern State Parkway early Sunday morning. Wife and mother Lucnie Bouaz-Ostane managed to escape.
An undercover investigation revealed this week that Planned Parenthood is selling the organs of aborted babies.
Pro-life activist Chris Slattery, whose own pregnancy centers are more tightly regulated than abortion clinics, voiced his outrage to Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach.
Currents Anchor Liz Faublas sat down to speak with Bishop-Elect James Massa about his thoughts on his ministry, the difficult times the church is facing and the new duties awaiting him.
In this special episode, host Anthony Mangano traces the two year renovation of Holy Name Church as it becomes the new home for a 120-year-old altar that was originally designed for St. Patrick’s in Manhattan, but instead ended up at the church of St. Vincent DePaul in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In addition to the parish celebration of the rededication, we’ll also discover some well-known writers who have resided here, and view a unique tribute to local war heroes.
Currents Anchor Liz Faublas speaks with journalist John Allen, long time Vatican Observer and author of The Francis Miracle, about the possible approaches of the Pope during his upcoming visit to the United States as well as expectations for the October ’15 Synod of Bishops on the Family.