The ability to afford a Catholic education may be out of reach for some families, but here in the Brooklyn Diocese, generous donors known as angels are stepping in so that children can attend Catholic schools. Bishop DiMarzio presided as angels and students got to meet each other at Citifield.
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Cardinal Egan Confident Church Will Prevail
Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach spoke with New York Archbishop Emeritus Cardinal Edward Egan at a location that bears his name, New York University’s Edward Cardinal Egan Catholic Center.
Church Ramps Up Tax Credit Support, Ahead of NYS Budget
Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer has a report on what’s being called “Tax Credit Tuesday.”
Emergency Medicine, Dentistry and Oral Surgery
Are moms turning their kids into couch potatoes? Dr. Steven Garner and Nikki Casseri discuss this and your questions with Dr. Hilary Fairbrother (emergency medicine specialist) and Dr. James J. Sconzo (Chief of Dental & Oral Implantology) on this episode of Ask the Doctor. Viewer Hall of Fame: Molly Golden.
60 Second Review – ‘Non-Stop’
Here’s David DiCerto’s review of the latest Liam Neeson action film to hit the big-screen.
Pope Forms Landmark Commission to Tackle Abuse
Pope Francis is putting into action his pledge to protect children. The Holy Father has named four women and four men to a special commission charged with rooting out clerical sexual abuse. One of the women was abused as a girl. Of the four men, three are priests — two Jesuits and Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston, a central figure in the American fight against abuse.
Bay Ridge Comes Together for St. Patrick Celebration
Since Saint Patrick is the patron of New York, one parade is not enough. News Director Ed Wilkinson reports from Bay Ridge, and a Brooklyn march that bills itself as one of the largest.
Mary is Model at Brooklyn Women’s Conference
A gathering in Queens this past weekend provided an opportunity to explore the role of women in the Church. Currents correspondent Marie Elena Giossi has the story.
CYO Track Teams Get a First Class Opportunity
Currents sports reporter Jim Mancari takes us to the track where hundreds of youngsters prepared for a new season.
Pope Francis at 1 Year
Religion News Service journalist David Gibson and Rev. Robert Lauder, author of “Pope Francis’ Spirituality & Our Story” join host Msgr. Kieran Harrington to discuss Pope Francis’ milestone one-year anniversary. Msgr. Harrington answers viewers’ questions in his “Mail Bag” segment.