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10/17/2025

TONIGHT ON CURRENTS NEWS:

-More than 50 years after his death, loved ones and fellow officers gathered to honor NYPD officer Pat Canavan in Brooklyn.

-Young adults in Brooklyn venerated a relic of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati at St. Anselm R.C. Church, Bay Ridge, reflecting on his example of faith in action.

-Catholics worldwide prepare for World Mission Sunday, as Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful to give generously to support struggling parishes and spread the Gospel.

-King Charles will make history as the first British monarch in over 500 years to pray with a pope, meeting Pope Leo XIV next week at the Vatican.

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

10/17/2025

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are finding strength — and their voices — at the Diocese of Brooklyn's annual Mass of Hope and Healing, taking place at St. Finbar Catholic Church in Bath Beach on Oct. 29.

For many, it’s not just a service — it’s a step toward peace, faith, and community.

10/16/2025

TONIGHT ON CURRENTS NEWS:

- Students at a Queens Catholic academy are combining math and music after a choir concert inspired their new project.

- Thousands of Catholics filled the streets of Midtown Manhattan and publicly celebrated their faith during a Eucharistic Procession.

- Pope Leo XIV sent 5,000 doses of antibiotics to children in Gaza, providing vital aid to hospitals and pediatric centers amid the ongoing war.

- The Diocese of Brooklyn is helping victim survivors of clerical sexual abuse by celebrating the annual Mass of Hope and Healing.

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

10/16/2025

🎵➕✏️TONIGHT AT 7: Math meets music — students at St. Joan of Arc Catholic School are working on a new project inspired by a Music at Co-Cath concert.

Jessica Easthope is adding it all up for the newscast in Jackson Heights, Queens.

10/16/2025

Today, 36% of all Catholic adults in the United States are Hispanic, but in the Diocese of Brooklyn, clergy and community members have been supporting Spanish speakers in their faith life since 1916.

Katie Vasquez takes a look back at how the crossing the language barriers has built up the Hispanic Catholic community in Brooklyn and Queens.

Stat: Pew Research Center

10/15/2025

Two women in the Diocese of Brooklyn visited every Catholic Church in Brooklyn. What they learned left them with a book's worth of lessons — ones they're ready to share with not just Jessica Easthope, but the world.

10/15/2025

TONIGHT ON CURRENTS NEWS:

-The Mary Louis Academy in Queens has a new middle school where students are already making history and carrying forward the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph.

-More than a 100 years ago, a small Fort Greene, Brooklyn parish became the first home for Spanish-speaking Catholics in the Diocese of Brooklyn.

-Mariachi music is bringing young Hispanics back to the pews at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Brooklyn, thanks to one deacon who saw an opportunity to get the next generation involved in parish life.

-The Diocese of Brooklyn will hold its annual Mass of Hope and Healing this month — a liturgy created by survivors for survivors of sexual abuse.

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

10/15/2025

TONIGHT AT 7: Katie Vasquez is in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, where she'll walk you through the history of a church that was once the cornerstone of Hispanic Ministry in the Diocese of Brooklyn.

Join her on the journey back in time this evening.

10/15/2025

When she was 5 years old, Shawn Slevin nearly drowned. At age 9, she became a competitive swimmer.

🏊‍♀️🌊Today, she's the founder of Swim Strong Foundation, where she goes to schools like St. Joan of Arc Catholic Academy in Queens and teaches students what to know before you go in the water.

10/15/2025

👋TONIGHT AT 7: Meet the middle schoolers of The Mary Louis Academy! For the first time in its 375-year history, the all-girls school has welcomed 6th, 7th, and 8th graders into the classroom.

Jessica Easthope is in Queens where students are settling into an academic year full of change.

10/15/2025

A Diocese of Brooklyn parishioner remembered for his quiet generosity and deep faith was senselessly killed in a random attack after what those who knew him say began as an act of kindness — Nicola Tanzi, 64, of Bensonhurst, was beaten near the entrance of the Jay Street–MetroTech subway station.

10/14/2025

TONIGHT ON CURRENTS NEWS:
- After he was killed in a random New York City subway attack, Nicola Tanzi was remembered at his Brooklyn church for his quiet generosity, kindness, and deep faith.
- This year's Columbus Day parade was canceled in New York City, but the rain didn't dampen a mission to protect statues of the explorer in New York City.
- Dozens of Queens parishioners continued a decades-long tradition of praying in a local park.
- Two women who visited more than a hundred Catholic churches in Brooklyn are on a new mission to write a book about the beauty and diversity of faith in the Diocese of Brooklyn.

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

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