Currents News

09/06/2025

🔊💻SOUND UP for big news in advance of a big day: Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Frassati are becoming saints tomorrow!

Here's what St. Peter's Square looks like as pilgrims prepare for their canonizations, including some from the Diocese of Brooklyn.

Into the Carlo Acutis-inspired the music? You can thank Catholic Telemedia Network for the track named "The Digital Saint."

09/05/2025

TONIGHT ON CURRENTS NEWS:

- A church in Breezy Point, Queens is undergoing reconstruction following a fire that tore through the church right before Easter Sunday – we have an update on the progress.

- Pope Leo XIV held his first private meeting with the president of Israel to discuss peace and stability in the region.

- Blessed Carlo Acutis will be canonized a saint in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 7 and in Assisi, Italy, the church that houses his remains has become a popular pilgrimage site.

Join Christine Persichette at 7 pm EST on NET-TV.

09/05/2025

TONIGHT AT 7: After a fire tore through Blessed Trinity Parish's St. Edmund Church in Breezy Point, Queens, Katie Vasquez has an update on where the community is at with rebuilding.

09/04/2025

09/04/2025

TONIGHT ON CURRENTS NEWS:

New York City students will now be banned from using any devices other than school-issued technology while on school grounds, but it’s a policy that's already in place in many Diocese of Brooklyn schools.

One Diocese of Brooklyn employee is headed to Rome to witness Church history: he'll see the canonization of the first millennial saint, Blessed Carlo Acutis.

A statue of Knights of Columbus founder Blessed Michael McGivney has made its way to New York, where it will inspire the seminarians during their studies.

Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan is inviting you to a day of prayer for peace.

Join Christine Persichette at 7 pm EST on NET-TV.

09/04/2025

School safety is top of mind for parents around the country. The Superintendent of Schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn joins Bishop Robert Brennan to discuss what that looks like for Catholic Schools of Brooklyn & Queens.

09/04/2025

📱TONIGHT AT 7: Starting today, students all over New York State won't be able to have their phones in school, but Katie Vasquez says the new mandate is already standard protocol for some schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn.

📞She'll be calling in later with details on what it's like for New York students during this first week of school with the bell-to-bell ban.

09/03/2025

You sent them, we shared them! Happy first day of school to the students, parents, educators and families of Diocese of Brooklyn schools! We've loved seeing all your smiles.😊

Have more photos to share? Keep an eye out on socials for The Tablet and Currents News throughout the week!

Catholic Schools of Brooklyn & Queens

09/03/2025

🔴⚡Moved in and ready to go! St. John's University students have settled in for the new academic year after an exciting weekend.

09/03/2025

TONIGHT ON CURRENTS NEWS:

Diocese of Brooklyn students are back at school and ready to learn. They gathered for Mass, praying for a safe year.

Vice President JD Vance visits Minneapolis, Minnesota one week after a deadly shooting at a back-to-school Mass.

Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens are receiving more money from the City of New York to hire security guards.

We sit down with Bishop Robert Brennan and the Superintendent of Catholic Schools of Brooklyn & Queens.

Join Christine Persichette at 7 pm EST on NET-TV.

09/03/2025

Next stop: Rome 🇮🇹

Juan Camilo Perez of St Pancras RC Church will stand at the altar in Rome for the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis — a moment he calls “a blessing.”

09/03/2025

TONIGHT AT 7: As Catholic Schools of Brooklyn & Queens reopen for a new school year, students at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy in Queens started the year by gathering for Mass. In the wake of last week’s tragic school shooting in Minneapolis, they’re turning to prayer to find strength, safety, and hope for the year ahead.

Katie Vasquez has the story from Bellerose.