New York, NY — New York’s Catholic station, NET TV, announces the premiere of the Currents News special, Belief Beyond Borders: The Diocese of Immigrants Story, airing Thursday, November 27, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. EST, with an encore presentation on Friday, November 28, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. EST.
The hour-long special highlights immigrants and parishioners across Brooklyn and Queens whose faith, resilience, and dedication to their communities define the living heartbeat of the Diocese of Brooklyn.
This Thanksgiving, Currents News anchor, Christine Persichette says, Belief Beyond Borders “is not an immigration debate. It’s your city’s story, your faith story, told through the lives of the parishioners who carry it every day. It’s the accents, the rituals, the Sunday Masses, the block parties, the hope that survived the journey here—and that still thrives.”
Viewers will meet:
· My Nguyen, a Vietnamese refugee and parishioner at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Astoria, who survived a decade of war, fled through jungles and refugee camps with her family, built a Manhattan salon from nothing, and now transforms her memories into vivid, faith-filled paintings.
· William Shahzad, a Pakistani parishioner at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Windsor Terrace, who advocates for persecuted Christians in Pakistan, provides food, clothing, and immigration support, and helped establish the first Urdu Mass in Brooklyn so his community could worship in their native language.
· Christopher Chasteau, a Grenadian parishioner at St. Matthew’s, who feeds hundreds of families each month in Crown Heights through the Group of Hope, carrying forward the spirit of community he learned growing up in the Caribbean.
· Olena Rogalska, a Ukrainian immigrant and full-time pattern maker for Yves Saint Laurent, who balances her high-end fashion work with weekend devotion at Guardian Angel Church in Coney Island, using both her hands and her faith to build a life of hope for her family.
WATCH THE PROMO: https://netny.tv/episodes/currents/currents-news-special-belief-beyond-borders-airs-thursday-nov-27/
Currents News is produced by NET TV, an Emmy Award-winning cable network featuring news and information from the Catholic perspective. It is available in the New York area on Spectrum Channel 97, Optimum Channel 30, and Verizon Fios Channel 548. Viewers can also watch the programming live on NET TV’s website, www.netny.tv/watchnow.
DeSales Media is the parent company of NET TV.
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