Christians are on the run in Iraq as the violence there continues. The organization Aid to the Church In Need put Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach in touch with Chaldean Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Saad Sirop of Baghdad, who answered what is probably the major question for Christians in his country.
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Church Working to Reunite Immigrant Families
Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer visited Catholic Migration Services to learn about the situation of unaccompanied, undocumented children coming to the U.S., and what the Church is doing to help them.
New NYC Law Gives ID Cards to Undocumented Immigrants
Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer reports from New York City Hall, where the City Council passed a law that allows all New Yorkers, including undocumented immigrants, government identification cards.
Kurdish Archbishop Sees Refugee Influx
Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach spoke with Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, Kurdistan, about the refugees coming into his diocese to escape Islamic militants.
Church, Congresswoman Boost Immigration Program
Catholic Migration Services teamed with Congresswoman Grace Meng and others to get the word out about an under-utilized immigration program. Currents correspondent Michelle Powers has that story.
Fallen Firefighter “Died a Hero”
Currents correspondent Michelle Powers reports from outside Ladder 119 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, as it mourns one of its own, Lieutenant Gordon “Matt” Ambelas.
Boomer, High School Athletes Raise Cystic Fibrosis Awareness
Currents correspondent Jim Mancari reports from an All-Star football game on Long Island, organized by NFL great and native New Yorker Boomer Esiason.
Stephanie Marie Hanvey With Vanessa from Saint Athanasius
Stephanie talks to Vanessa, a student at Saint Athanasius School, about the activities and food at the school’s annual field day. Vanessa also tells us how Saint Athanasius has made a huge impact on her life. Being part of a Catholic school to her is liker being part of a large family.
Conflict in Israel, Hobby Lobby Contraception Ruling and More News Headlines for the Week
In the Arena contributors Matthew Schmitz, Deputy Editor at First Things, and Christine Emba, Hilton Kramer Fellow at The New Criterion, join host Msgr. Kieran Harrington in-studio to discuss and debate this week’s news headlines, including ISIS, the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Hobby Lobby case, and Facebook’s psychological experiment. Msgr. Harrington also answers viewers’ mailbag questions in the final segment.
El Poder de las Latinas
En la ultima década, la Latina ha logrado adelantarse a su contrapartida masculina, convirtiéndose en el motor principal del avance social y económico de nuestra comunidad. Se han convertido en el fulcro del empoderamiento Latino a través de todos los sectores económicos.
En esta edición de Tu Fe Al Día hablamos sobre la mujer Hispana y el papel que juega hoy en día en las familias de nuestra comunidad y en la sociedad en general.
In the last decade, Latin women have has achieved surpassing their male counterparts, becoming the main driver of social and economic advancement of our community. They have become the fulcrum of Latino empowerment across all economic sectors.
In this edition of Tu Fe Al Día we speak about Hispanic women and the role they play in the families of our community and society.