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A Big Obstacle Against Vocations
Paying down an education loan stands in the way of a Queens college student who wants to become a nun. Unfortunately, her story is not unusual. A growing number of religious communities are turning...
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Currents News for Thursday, August 9, 2018
Today’s top news from the Catholic perspective anchored by Liz Faublas. Currents news airs Monday through Friday at 7:30 p.m. EST on NET-TV (netny.tv) The post Currents News for Thursday, August 9,...
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Currents News for Friday, September 7, 2018
Catholic Schools of Brooklyn and Queens have started a new year... and teachers are making sure their students are well-supplied. A report on Our Lady of Guadalupe's statue... and a mystery involving...
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Vocations a Concern at National Hispanic Gathering
The Fifth Encuentro gets underway on Thursday. Texas will be filled with thousands of Catholics coming from all around the country for what will be a major event for the Church. And the call to the...
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Cathedral Prep Takes Action During Sex Abuse Crisis
A major challenge for Catholics during the clerical sex abuse crisis is the education of young people. At the only high school of its kind in the U.S., the priest in charge is taking action. Currents...
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Seminarians Take Next Step to Priesthood
By Katie Engesser Thirteen seminarians are taking a big step in their lives. They're being ordained transitional deacons and in about six months, if all goes well, they will become priests. “This is...
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Currents News for Thursday, January 31, 2019
On the newscast: Angel Donors from the Futures in Education program help Brooklyn students attend Catholic Schools; Bishop DiMarzio visits Flushing’s St. Andrew Academy during Catholic Schools Week;...
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Annual Catholic Appeal Supports Future of Brooklyn Diocese
By Tim Harfmann Father Ralph Edel is the chaplain at Saint Francis Prep High School in Fresh Meadows, Queens. His job is to strengthen the faith of each student so it lasts a lifetime. “The hope is...
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Brooklyn Priests Return to Where Their Vocations Began
By Emily Drooby They went from students to priests. Father Joseph Dutan and Father Jose Diaz are back at St. John's Prep. Father Dutan said "I enjoyed my time here. It was an amazing 4 years, all my...
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Currents News for Thursday, May 2, 2019
On the newscast: Today, the world remembers history's darkest hour - the Holocaust. In New York, a special preview of a never-before-seen exhibit; New details are emerging about a college hero who...
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Little Sisters Commemorate 150th Anniversary
From the moment they arrived in the United States from Europe, the Little Sisters of the Poor have served their communities tirelessly. They care for the most vulnerable among us, asking for nothing...
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Homeschooled Vocations
There's intriguing new information about where priestly vocations are flourishing. Researchers at Georgetown University are discovering that young American men are four times more likely to enter...
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“Dial-a-Priest” Takes Students’ Questions
Dial-a-Priest is a chance for students to ask priests questions about vocations by Skype or Facetime. Catholic Telemedia Network created this opportunity as part of the Year of Vocations in the...
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Emotional Reunion 40+ Years in the Making
Reunited and it feels so good! A Brooklyn native and a retired nun meet again after being decades apart. The sister changed his life, and the man made her smile. Currents News Tim Harfmann was there...
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Currents News for Thursday, July 19, 2018
Today’s top news from the Catholic perspective anchored by Liz Faublas. Currents news airs Monday through Friday at 7:00 p.m. EST on NET-TV (netny.tv) The post Currents News for Thursday, July 19,...
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Currents News for Monday, August 12, 2019
On the newscast: The Trump administration is tightening rules that could deny citizenship to immigrants who need public assistance; In Tennessee, lawmakers are considering a total ban on abortion;...
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Nun Who Served Seven Popes Celebrates 90 Years of Life
Currents News Staff Sister Maria de Céu was born in Portugal 90 years ago. She has lived in the Vatican for 70 years, serving the Church and a total of seven popes. She is a Franciscan Missionary of...
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Auxiliary Bishop James Massa Appointed to Lead St. Joseph’s Seminary
Currents News Staff Auxiliary Bishop James Massa will now be the new rector at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie, New York. Bishop Massa joins Currents News to talk about his new role in the...
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Brooklyn Diocese Priests Inspire Others to Answer the Call During National...
By Jessica Easthope It might not be a call to the priesthood, but every person has a vocation. "Everyone has a vocation in life, whether it's to be a priest, to be married, to be single or enter the...
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Despite the Pandemic, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio’s Annual Vocation Retreat Sees...
By Emily Drooby Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio’s annual vocational retreat has meant everything to Mauricio Mayen. "I was able to pray in silence, meditate a lot, hear God's calling," Mauricio said. It's...
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