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August 5, 2015Pope Francis met with about 9,000 altar servers at the Vatican, thanking them for their service. Currents Correspondent Katie Breidenbach seeks out […]
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Recent Episodes
Nuns, Guns and the Wild West
August 5, 2015Billy the Kid, a notorious bank and stage-coach robber of the Wild West, met his match in the most unlikely of people […]
On the 70th Anniversaries of Atomic Bombings, Guilt and Wisdom
August 5, 201570 years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, young people in Japan honor the lives lost, and debate continues over […]
Non-Stop Fun At St. Joe’s
August 4, 2015Reading, writing, arithmetic…these are the things you expect to learn at school. That is, unless you are talking about one of the […]
A Violent Summer Weekend In NYC
August 4, 2015This weekend, crime dominated the news in New York–from a violent mugging in Central Park that left the victim unconscious to an […]
Lending a Hand In Interfaith
August 4, 2015A group of rabbis believe the recently torched church in Tabgha, the shrine where Christians believe Jesus performed the Multiplication of the […]
Commuters Weigh Major Transit Disruptions for Pope’s Trip
August 3, 2015Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer warns busy commuters about how the unprecedented security plans for New York City will affect transit. The September 24-26 changes […]
Ancient Devotion Alive Today
August 3, 2015Catholics in Mill Basin, Brooklyn, along with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel with a […]
The Polish Spy Who Tried to Stop the Holocaust
July 31, 2015A new documentary tells the story of Jan Karski, a member of the Polish underground who risked his life to go undercover in […]
Cecil Killing Connected to Mistreatment of Humans
July 31, 2015A beloved lion named Cecil was led away from his protected habitat, wounded, and eventually killed by American dentist Walter Palmer. The […]