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Recent Episodes


Blessed Francis: An Example for All

Blessed Francis: An Example for All

October 2, 2015

October 5 is the feast day of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos.  Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach spoke with Father Carl Hoegerl, who was […]

Explaining Annulments

Explaining Annulments

October 2, 2015

Currents News Director Ed Wilkinson spoke with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn about the changes that Pope Francis has made to the […]

Meeting Pope Francis: A Wish Fulfilled

Meeting Pope Francis: A Wish Fulfilled

October 1, 2015

It was a wish fulfilled for Gerard Gubaton, a 27-year-old Brooklyn man who has cerebral palsy: meeting Pope Francis.  Gerard and his […]

Young Saint’s Powerful Impact

Young Saint’s Powerful Impact

October 1, 2015

Eleven-year-old Maria Goretti forgave the man who killed her for refusing his sexual advances. Maria is now a saint and her remains are […]

At the Synod: New Pastoral Strategy

At the Synod: New Pastoral Strategy

October 1, 2015

Journalist and Pope Francis biographer Austen Ivereigh is covering the Synod of Bishops on the Family for NET TV. Ahead of the […]

Brooklyn Girl Hopes Miracle Continues

Brooklyn Girl Hopes Miracle Continues

September 30, 2015

Twelve-year-old Julia Bruzzese is unable to move her legs after being struck by a mysterious illness in May.  But the seventh grader […]

Holy and Good; Also, a Sinner

Holy and Good; Also, a Sinner

September 30, 2015

In his speech to Congress, Pope Francis cited two Catholics: Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton.  For insight on why Francis spoke about […]

Francis and Davis Brief Meeting

Francis and Davis Brief Meeting

September 30, 2015

Currents anchor Liz Faublas spoke with Pope Francis biographer Austen Ivereigh about the Holy Father’s meeting with Kim Davis, the county clerk […]

Can’t Put Pope Francis in a Box

Can’t Put Pope Francis in a Box

September 30, 2015

Father Augustino Torres, the Director of Evangelization for the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, was a guest commentator during Pope Francis’s trip […]

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