The Catholic education of students in the Brooklyn diocese is a top priority of Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio. A major event is staged at Lincoln Center to help Futures in Education. Currents News Tim Harfmann has the story.
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2,000 Toys for Christmas
As Christmas nears, volunteers with Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens are very busy…they are sorting toys for children of needy families. Currents News, Michelle Powers, has the story.
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Interfaith Group Supports Immigrant Mother in Sanctuary
For four months, Amanda Morales has been living with her children at Holyrood Episcopal Church in Washington Heights. She sought sanctuary — protection from arrest — there after she was ordered removed from the U.S. back to her native Guatemala. New Sanctuary Movement NYC, an interfaith group that supports immigrants facing deportation, has been helping Amanda and her children. Currents Konrad Aderer reports from the church, as Amanda’s supporters gather for a press conference and protest, calling on immigration authorities to suspend her deportation order.
Catholics Prepare to Pound the Pavement Outside of St Pat’s
There’s a Christmas push about to get started, to encourage Catholics to go to confession. Currents News Katie Engesser reports the campaign will take place on a sidewalk in New York.
Santa Stop Helps Kids in Need
In the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens, hundreds of children gather at church to visit with Santa Claus. Currents News Katie Engesser reports the special event is designed to help families in need.
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Join us for a very special episode of In the Arena, where the theme is….Christmas! Host Monsignor Kieran Harrington is joined by Sister Maria Amador, writer and director of the original play “The Miracle of Christmas”, as well as Kei-Landa, whose new song “Put Him on Your List” truly captures the spirit of Christmas. And tenor Mario Frangoulis calls in from abroad to talk about his new Christmas CD! All this and more on In the Arena, faith at the forefront of today’s news and events!
60+ Second Review – “Downsizing”
David DiCerto reviews the Alexander Payne sci-fi dramedy, DOWNSIZING!
Father Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R. Founder
Father Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R., a founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, has returned to the Lord. The Bronx-based retreat director, television host and author of a definitive book on Our Lady of Fatima was ordained a priest in New York by Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Currents News Konrad Aderer reports.
Christmas Musical Teaches Children Tolerance
A heartwarming Christmas musical is now performing for Catholic school and Religious Education students, at the Immaculate Conception Center. Noel: A Brooklyn Christmas Story has songs, laughs and an important message for our times about tolerance. The story is set inside St. James Cathedral in 1855, where two strangers take shelter from an anti-immigrant riot. Currents Konrad Aderer reports.