Anxiety is increasing for the safety of Mary Joyce Bonsignore, an 88-year-old grandmother of St. Finbar Parish in Bath Beach, who disappeared Monday. Our Konrad Aderer speaks with her distressed husband and neighbors, who are organizing an urgent gathering to step up search efforts for her.
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Catholics Bike Coast to Coast for Good Cause
A team of cyclists has returned to Brooklyn after biking over 4200 miles from Seattle, Washington. The reason for their almost 2 month journey is to improve the lives of those with a common form of muscular dystrophy. Katie Engesser reports from the finish line with more.
‘Missing Mary’
One church in Bath Beach, Brooklyn is on the watch for a 88 year old parishioner who went missing on Monday. Katie Engesser has more on Mary Joyce Bonsignore.
60 Second Review – “War for the Planet of the Apes”
Deacon Steven Greydanus reviews the 3rd chapter in the simian saga, WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES!
60 Second Review – “Spider-Man: Homecoming”
Steven Greydanus reviews the 3rd incarnation and 6th big-screen adventure of everyone’s favorite wall-crawler in SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING!
60 Second Review – “Despicable Me 3”
Steven Greydanus reviews the latest big-screen adventure of Gru and the Minions in DESPICABLE ME 3!
Catholic Church & Jewish Legislator Help Needy Students
A gift for children in Ghana will soon be on the way, thanks to a team effort in Brooklyn involving Catholics and Jews. Tim Harfmann has the story.
Sacramentos – ¿cómo surgen los sacramentos?
Historia de los sacramentos en la Iglesia Católica y las iglesias surgidas de la Reforma.
El Bautismo: Qué es el bautismos, cómo lo ven otras denominaciones cristianas, cuándo es válido, cuántas veces se puede recibir… ¿Sabes qué es un sacramento y cuántos sacramentos hay? ¿Son los católicos los únicos que tienen sacramentos? E padre Tomás responde a estas y otras preguntas sobre los sacramentos.
Catholic and Lutheran Agencies Struggle with Refugee Cap
U.S. Bishops and Lutherans have been calling for a higher cap on refugees entering the country, after President Donald Trump’s 50,000 person cap was reached last week. Our Konrad Aderer speaks with officers from the refugee resettlement programs of the two churches about how their work has been impacted by the limit and recent court cases on the executive order.
Key Role for Church in Nuclear Weapons Ban
122 nations signed a treaty at the UN last week outlawing nuclear weapons. Our Konrad Aderer speaks with Jonathan Granoff, President of an NGO that works closely with the Holy See at the UN, about the unique role of the Catholic Church in persuading the world’s nuclear powers to join and disarm.