Repression of Christianity in China Meets Resistance
July 27, 2015In Zhejiang province, where Christianity has surged in recent years, the government has removed hundreds of crosses in an escalating campaign of religious […]
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“Good is Winning”
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After Trump, Clearing Immigration Misconceptions
July 24, 2015After Presidential candidate Donald Trump said many Mexican immigrants are bringing crime to the U.S., Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, an expert and […]
Brooklyn Catholics have Pope’s Back
July 23, 2015A new Gallup poll shows that the percentage of Americans that view Pope Francis favorably has dropped 17 points since the beginning […]
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July 23, 2015Basketball heads from the hardwood to the black top when summer arrives in the Rockaways. Jim Mancari reports from the St. Francis […]
Faith, Nature and Inherent Value
July 23, 2015During a visit to the Dominican Sisters of Amityville, Currents News Director Ed Wilkinson spoke with the community’s spiritual director, Sister Margaret […]
Kujenga to Mark 25 Years in Brooklyn Diocese
July 23, 2015Kujenga, a program for young Black Catholics, is marking 25 years in the Diocese of Brooklyn, and Currents correspondent Konrad Aderer spoke […]
Nun Goes to Jail Over Nuclear Weapons Opposition
July 22, 2015Currents correspondent Katie Breidenbach speaks with Sister Megan Rice, who spent two years in jail for breaking in breaking in to the […]
Queens Catholics Celebrate Romero
July 22, 2015Catholics in Jamaica, Queens celebrated the long-awaited beatification of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was martyred in his home country in 2015. […]