Articles by Tessa Gervasini
U.S. bishops receive briefing on artificial intelligence
Nov 13, 2025 / 13:50 pmThe U.S. bishops received a briefing on the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) from Notre Dame theology professor Paul Scherz.
Bishops approve beatification cause of priest who ministered in U.S.-Mexico border region
Nov 12, 2025 / 15:24 pmThe United States Conference of Catholic Bishops voted in favor of advancing the beatification and canonization cause of the late Jesuit Father Richard Thomas.
Meet the teens speaking to Pope Leo XIV at upcoming National Catholic Youth Conference
Nov 12, 2025 / 14:24 pmA group of teens will speak with the Holy Father during a digital encounter at the upcoming National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis.
U.S. bishops to consecrate nation to Sacred Heart of Jesus
Nov 11, 2025 / 17:16 pmU.S. bishops approved the consecration of the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 2026 to accompany the country’s 250th anniversary.
Immigration is a ‘personal one because we’re pastors,’ U.S. bishops say
Nov 11, 2025 / 16:04 pmU.S. bishops said immigration enforcement in the United States is a “crisis situation” affecting human dignity and religious liberty in the nation.
Apostolic nuncio to USCCB assembly: ‘Where have we been and where are we going?’
Nov 11, 2025 / 14:26 pmApostolic Nuncio Cardinal Christophe Pierre told bishops that the Second Vatican Council is “the key to understanding what Church we are called to be today.”
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to same-sex marriage decision
Nov 10, 2025 / 18:12 pmKim Davis, a Rowan County, Kentucky, clerk from 2015 through 2019, petitioned the Supreme Court in July to reconsider the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
Catholics mobilize in Caribbean following Category 5 hurricane
Nov 6, 2025 / 14:15 pmCatholic leaders and agencies have mobilized to help communities left devastated after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica.
Congregation of Jesus and Loretto Sisters merge into 1 congregation
Nov 5, 2025 / 11:56 amAfter 400 years, Mary Ward’s two foundations have united as a single congregation strengthening the sisters’ global mission of service.
U.S. bishops urge world leaders to address climate change at upcoming conference
Nov 4, 2025 / 17:47 pmU.S. bishops and other Catholic leaders are offering “prayers of support and solidarity” for world leaders who will discuss climate change at an upcoming conference.
Study explores ‘Jesus without Church’ paradox
Nov 4, 2025 / 15:04 pmThe number of people who believe faith does not depend on attending Mass has grown, according to a survey.
Illinois Senate passes assisted suicide measure
Oct 31, 2025 / 14:53 pmThe Illinois State Senate passed a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state.
Archbishop Broglio urges faithful to aid victims of Hurricane Melissa
Oct 31, 2025 / 13:31 pmArchbishop Timothy P. Broglio called for “prayer and action” as Hurricane Melissa devastated the Caribbean region.
Youth begin signing up for conversation with Pope Leo XIV
Oct 30, 2025 / 15:40 pmCatholic teens are signing up to hear Pope Leo XIV’s first-ever digital address to American Catholic youth during the 2025 National Catholic Youth Conference.
Man pleads guilty to killing Catholic priest in Nebraska rectory
Oct 29, 2025 / 15:29 pmFather Stephen Gutgsell, 65, died after deputies found him stabbed in December 2023. He had been serving at St. John the Baptist Parish in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska.
Boston exhibit features in-depth look at ancestry of Pope Leo XIV
Oct 29, 2025 / 06:00 amAmerican Ancestors, a national center for family history, heritage, and culture, has created the “The Ancestry of Pope Leo XIV: An American Story” exhibit.
Christian investors’ meeting focuses on aligning stewardship with values
Oct 28, 2025 / 15:25 pmArchbishop Timothy Broglio told investors at the Christian Institutional Investors Conference that investing should be “wise, prudent, and faithful.”
St. Paul Center to kick off ‘largest Bible study in America’
Oct 27, 2025 / 15:53 pmThe study, titled “Bible Across America,” is set to begin Nov. 5 and aims to gather Catholics “around God’s word to prayerfully study Scripture.”
How the ‘baseball priest’ uses the sport to spread the Gospel
Oct 25, 2025 / 07:00 amFather Burke Masters’ dream was to be a major league baseball player, and in his priesthood he uses the sport “to speak about Jesus and the Church.”
Torture intersects with religious freedom violations worldwide, commission says
Oct 24, 2025 / 15:37 pmGovernments violate religious freedom by engaging in torture, according to a report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.