Currents correspondent Michelle Powers learns more about St. Francis of Assisi and his relationship with animals.
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Are You Part of the 50 Percent?
A new survey shows that a little less than half of all Americans and a little more than half of all American Catholics pray every day. Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach headed to the streets of Brooklyn to find out what people are praying for.
Taking Children on an Assisi Adventure
Currents correspondent Chris Iasiello visits the illustrator of a new children’s book which uses the town of Assisi to tell St. Francis’s story.
Chiming In: Our Lady of Guadalupe School, Bensonhurst
There’s music in the air at Our Lady of Guadalupe School in Bensonhurst. Currents education correspondent Marie Elena Giossi visits with the tone chime choir at our latest School of the Week
Colin Broderick – Northern Ireland Lad
Colin Broderick was born in Northern Ireland and lived there through the “Troubles,” the Irish struggle against England for independence from 1968 to 1998 where more than 3600 people were killed. He has written two memoirs, “That’s That” and “Orangutan,” about his life in Ireland and in New York. He is now co-writing and co-producing the film, “The Rising: 1916” about Ireland’s rebellion to end British rule in Ireland.
Family Synod Will Tackle Broad Agenda
Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach spoke with two men who compiled the responses of the Brooklyn-Queens faithful to a questionnaire sent by the Vatican ahead of the Synod on the Family.
High School Softball Teams Raise Breast Cancer Awareness
It may not be softball season, but Currents correspondent Michelle Powers saw some high schoolers playing with passion on a warm September afternoon, raising awareness for breast cancer.
Yiasou/St. Mark
Join Monsignor Jamie and Johanna Botta as they visit the beautiful neighborhood of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. There they meet the new pastor of St. Mark’s Church and check out a popular Greek seafood restaurant on Emmons Avenue, Yiasou. Later in the kitchen, Monsignor Jamie whips up one of his easy to make Greek-style favorites.
U.N. Archbishop Celebrates 50 Years of Migration Studies
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva Switzerland, visited New York for the fiftieth anniversary of the Center for Migration Studies. The Chairman of the Board for the Center, Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, was on hand for the celebration, where we find Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer.
DeSales Media’s Emergency App Keeps Families Informed
Currents correspondent Michelle Powers gets an explanation of the new smartphone app, from the Brooklyn Diocese’s DeSales Media Group, that will keep users informed during emergencies.