Currents News full broadcast for Wednesday, 4/29/20
April 29, 2020On the newscast: -There is an uproar over Rabbi Chaim Mertz’s huge Brooklyn funeral and how the Mayor handled it. -Troubling scenes […]
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De Blasio Faces Criticism Over Disbanding Crowd of Hundreds Gathered for Brooklyn Funeral During Pandemic
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With Wedded Bliss Postponed, Pre-Cana Classes Go Digital for Couples in the Brooklyn Diocese
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Bishop Gregory Mansour Says He Contracted COVID-19 by Helping a Parishioner, and He Would Do It Again
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Currents News full broadcast for Tuesday, 4/28/20
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The Return of the Family Dinner
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Currents News full broadcast for Monday, 4/27/20
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