Sports correspondent Jim Mancari reports from the Catholic Youth Organization’s Summer Basketball Camp where the youths of Brooklyn and Queens can stay fit and in game shape over the summer.
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Christian Persecution
Christine Emba, of the New Criterion, and special guest George J. Marlin, Chairman of the Church in Need USA and author of the new book “Christian Persecutions in the Middle East: A 21st Century Tragedy,” join host Msgr. Kieran Harrington to debate and discuss Christian persecution at home and abroad.
Francis’s Tolkien Encyclical
Do the J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’ have similar messages? Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach speaks with a Catholic writer who believes so.
U.N. Resolution Called a “Huge Win” for the Family
Konrad Aderer speaks with Rebecca Oas, Associate Director of Research for the Center of Family and Human Rights, about the passage of a resolution in the United Nations that has been characterized as pro-family.
Capital Campaign Tends to Diocese’s Needs
Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio speaks with Currents News Director Ed Wilkinson about the Diocese’s latest capital campaign, called “Generations of Faith.”
Revelers Ready for the Feast of the Giglio
Brooklyn’s largest Italian festival kicks off at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg. Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer speaks with Deacon Philip Franco about the significance of the Feast of the Giglio and its tradition.
Dominican Sisters’ Organic Co-operative
Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach and News Director Ed Wilkinson visit an organic co-op farm on the grounds of the Dominican Sisters of Amityville.
Inside Paraguay as Pope Visits
As the Pope Prepares to visit Paraguay, Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer speaks with Father John Vesey, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, who worked at the diocese’s mission in Paraguay.
Muslim Community Helping Southern Christians
Currents anchor Liz Faublas speaks with Linda Sarsour, Executive Director of the Arab American Association of New York, about an effort by a coalition of Muslim groups in New York City to raise money for Christian churches attacked in the southern part of the U.S.
Paraguay
Informes # 4 – Viaje Apostolico a América Latina: Paraguay
Su Santidad Papa Francisco culminará su jornada apostólica en América Latina en Paraguay. En esta edición de Informes miramos a su horario y los lugares claves antes que regresa a Roma.