As the Islamist group Boko Haram continues its reign of terror in Nigeria, members of the Nigerian Apostolate of the Diocese of Brooklyn gathered to pray for peace at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights, where we find Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach.
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Maryknoll Missionary Recalls Dangerous Sudan
Currents correspondent Michelle Powers introduces us to a woman who knows the dangers of practicing Christianity in Sudan – Sister Teresa Baldini, a Catholic nun who went there to help.
Brooklyn/Queens Priests-To-Be Appreciate Gift of Vocation
Just a month before they are to be ordained to the priesthood, young men of the Diocese of Brooklyn spoke with Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach, including on the subject of priestly celibacy.
Meb Keflezighi
Meb Keflezighi was born in war-torn Eritrea. He escaped to Italy with his family and eventually settled in San Diego, where a high school track coach discovered his talent for running. He ran for UCLA and then pursued a professional career, earning several Olympic medals and, most recently, winning the 2014 Boston Marathon. Family, faith, and an acceptance of fate drive him. His heart wills him to win.
Swim Strong Promotes Swim Safety
Currents sports correspondent Jim Mancari recently visited the Swim Strong Foundation, an organization that promotes water safety. The foundation was started by the former swimming coach at St. Sebastian’s Parish in Woodside.
Cardiology and Kidney Disease
Heartache for African Americans? Find out about it and other health questions with Dr. Steven Garner, his on-air assistant Nikki Casseri, Dr. Anastasia Nikitina (cardiologist) and Dr. Lawrence Stam (kidney disease specialist) on this season 20 finale.
Social Media
Archbishop Claudio Celli of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications joins host Msgr. Kieran Harrington in-studio to discuss Twitter, World Communications Day, and Pope Francis. Also in-studio to commemorate Memorial Day is Rev. Andrew Sioleti, Chief of Chaplin Service for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Catholic veteran James Mullarky, State Commander.
Bishop DiMarzio on Pope Francis’s Momentous Journey
Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, News Director Ed Wilkinson spoke with Bishop DiMarzio about the holiday but, first, asked the bishop about Pope Francis’s forthcoming trip to the Holy Land.
“A Drop of Fresh Water, Like a Tweet, Can Be Very Helpful”
In the second part of our interview with Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, President of the Pontifical Social Communications, the Archbishop tells News Director Ed Wilkinson how social media can be an antidote to a “desertification” of life.
Click here to see part one of this interview.
St. Joseph the Worker Kindergarten Class Marches for Memorial Day
With the Memorial Day weekend just around the corner, Currents correspondent Michelle Powers visited kindergartners from St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy in Windsor Terrace, who took to the streets to celebrate and remember.