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115-Year-Old Giglio Feast Hits Williamsburg

At the heart of Italian-American experience in the Brooklyn diocese is a strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Today is the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Currents News Tim Harfmann reports from Williamsburg.

Crisis is Chile Spotlights Bigger Picture

Crux Editor John Allen is saying that what’s happening in Chile spotlights a bigger picture in the sex abuse crisis. He speaks with Currents News Anchor Liz Faublas.

Priests Serving Past Retirement

Age is just a number…
And over a quarter million Americans are proving that, as census data shows more people than ever before, age 85 and older, are still working.
Priests in the Brooklyn Diocese are also part of that trend.
Currents News Katie Engesser reports.

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Baseball season is at its peak, and Curt Smith is joining In the Arena this Sunday at 8 PM to tell us more about the history between baseball and the White House, a history he talks about in his book, “The Presidents and the Pastime”. Also joining the show is Rob Hill, as well as a special presentation of In the Arena’s interviews with authors Meadow Rue Merrill and Chris Lowney. Don’t miss this episode of In the Arena!

Fallen Officer’s Widow Finds Her Faith

When the New York City police officer died… His wife’s world crashed in shambles…
But, as Michelle Powers reports, the remarkable woman would not surrender.

Where Does Judge Kavanaugh Stand?

Crux Correspondent Christopher White talks with Currents News Liz Faublas on Supreme Court Judge Nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s possible stances on hot button issues.

Protest After Government Misses Reuniting Deadline

The Trump administration is working to reunite families that were separated after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, but it didn’t meet a court-ordered deadline. Getting everyone back together has not been easy. By Tuesday’s deadline, some migrant children were reunited with their parents, but as many as 2,000 more remain separated. At a rally in East Harlem, protesters demanded that every child be reunited immediately and called the separation inhumane. Currents News Tim Harfmann has more.

Vatican Trying to Rescue Dying Churches

Once thriving churches are being closed because people don’t attend mass anymore.
Currents News anchor Liz Faublas speaks with Crux contributing editor Claire Giangrave on how the Vatican is trying to rescue these forgotten sites.

Net Neutrality Could Impact Catholic Websites

A big change to the internet could have a large impact on Catholic websites with the elimination of rules that were intended to level the online playing field. Currents News Tim Harfmann reports. Currents News Tim Harfmann reports.