Currents

The award-winning Currents News is the go-to source for news from the Catholic perspective. Currents News objectively reports on secular and non-secular news and, when appropriate, examines stories from a faith-based lens.

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Recent Episodes


B-Ball Keeps Prep Alum Connected

B-Ball Keeps Prep Alum Connected

January 19, 2016

Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary hosts a basketball league for its former students, and our Jim Mancari tells us why.

Hot and Cold, CHIPS is there

Hot and Cold, CHIPS is there

January 15, 2016

The cold weather is coming back, with officials concerned for the welfare of the city’s homeless.  Our Konrad Aderer visited one organization […]

“Stewards of the Land”

“Stewards of the Land”

January 15, 2016

An international Catholic charity based in Brooklyn is helping churches in Africa battle famine, as our Michelle Powers reports.

“Full of Grace” Prayerful Pacing

“Full of Grace” Prayerful Pacing

January 15, 2016

A new film about the early Church is told from the perspective of Christ’s mother, the Virgin Mary.  Our Katie Breidenbach attended […]

MLK’s Peaceful Leadership

MLK’s Peaceful Leadership

January 15, 2016

January 15 marked the 87th anniversary of the birth of Marin Luther King, Jr. The civil rights leader was cut down in […]

Mind and Matter

Mind and Matter

January 13, 2016

Students at St. Saviour High School in Park Slope have the ability to take what’s in their imaginations and hold it in […]

Powerball Chances and Sainthood

Powerball Chances and Sainthood

January 13, 2016

Do you have a better chance of winning the Powerball or becoming a saint?  Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach has the answer, along […]

Bowie’s Spiritual Side

Bowie’s Spiritual Side

January 12, 2016

Musician David Bowie, who died on Sunday, had a chameleon-like penchant for reinventing himself throughout his career.  And, he did have a […]

Church to Church, Brooklyn to Haiti

Church to Church, Brooklyn to Haiti

January 12, 2016

Six years after the devastating earthquake struck Haiti, Currents correspondent Michelle Powers reports on one organization that is helping churches rebuild on […]

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