Articles by Tessa Gervasini
Vice President JD Vance meets with victims of Minneapolis church shooting
Sep 3, 2025 / 18:39 pmU.S. Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visited Minneapolis to meet with victims and families of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting.
EWTN radio conference highlights importance of ‘strong Catholic identity’
Aug 29, 2025 / 06:00 amThe 2025 EWTN Catholic Radio Conference has drawn hundreds of attendees to Washington, D.C., this week to discuss Catholic radio as an evangelization tool.
Vocation directors conference kicks off to help those ‘forming healthy and holy priests’
Aug 26, 2025 / 17:27 pmHundreds of vocation directors, staff, and collaborators are gathering this week in New York for the 2025 National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors.
New initiative seeks to help families ‘reclaim’ the Sabbath
Aug 26, 2025 / 13:53 pmThe Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced a new initiative called “Reclaiming Sundays: Recover Sunday as a Day for the Lord and Family.”
Judge strikes down Minnesota law banning religious schools from college credit program
Aug 25, 2025 / 14:06 pmU.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel ruled that a law banning religious institutions from the Minnesota Postsecondary Enrollment Options program is unconstitutional.
CNA explains: Who is Jimmy Lai?
Aug 25, 2025 / 06:00 amHere’s what you should know about Catholic self-made entrepreneur and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who currently sits behind bars as a political prisoner.
Amid federal cuts, ‘Super Neighbor’ program helps those in need
Aug 24, 2025 / 06:00 amAs federal budget cuts halt aid programs, Catholic Social Services in Columbus, Ohio, is encouraging volunteers to step up and become community heroes.
Jimmy Lai’s son says his father is ‘still fighting’ amid ongoing trial
Aug 22, 2025 / 13:38 pmSebastien Lai, son of imprisoned Hong Kong democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, said this week his father is “still fighting” and “holding on” as his trial nears its end.
U.S.-Russia summit ignored key moral questions in Ukraine war, archbishop says
Aug 18, 2025 / 13:34 pmAt the United States-Russia summit, leaders failed to face “the fundamental moral and geopolitical questions” regarding the war in Ukraine, Archbishop Borys Gudziak said.
Study: Catholic law grads outpace secular peers in practice, purpose, and civic life
Aug 15, 2025 / 16:41 pmThe study, commissioned by the St. Mary’s University School of Law, found that 2025 graduates of Catholic law schools are more focused on ethics, service, and community.
Remembering Mother Angelica’s reflections on the Assumption of Mary: ‘It just makes sense’
Aug 15, 2025 / 04:00 amEWTN marks 44 years on the Assumption, a solemnity that commemorates the end of the Virgin Mary’s earthly life and the assumption of her body and soul into heaven.
Vatican publishes regulations on the awarding of public contracts
Aug 14, 2025 / 17:27 pmThe Vatican issued an update to its public procurement regulations to streamline steps in the Holy See’s contracting processes while maintaining integrity and transparency.
Study: 9 in 10 cradle Catholics leaving the Church; experts urge stronger faith community
Aug 14, 2025 / 06:00 amA recent study has found an increase in the number of Americans Catholics leaving the Church. To combat the issue, the study’s authors suggest creating stronger community.
Mary Rice Hasson receives Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice from Pope Leo XIV
Aug 13, 2025 / 14:14 pm“I’m truly humbled and grateful to receive this honor from Pope Leo XIV, who reminds us that faith lies at the heart of our mission,” Mary Rice Hasson said in a statement.
Baltimore to receive statue by Timothy Schmalz depicting Christ mourning a murder victim
Aug 12, 2025 / 14:54 pmThe statue, made by Catholic artist Timothy Schmalz, is titled “Thou Shall Not Kill.”
Syracuse’s bishop takes on extra job of parish priest for 3 churches
Aug 11, 2025 / 16:02 pmThe Diocese of Syracuse, New York, announced on Aug. 9 that Bishop Douglas J. Lucia has taken on the additional job of parish priest at three churches.
Rubio welcomes new ‘American’ dynamic in papal relationship, lauds Vatican diplomacy
Aug 8, 2025 / 14:08 pmSecretary of State Marco Rubio discusses his initial “almost surreal” interaction with Pope Leo XIV and the opening of a new chapter in U.S.-Vatican relations.
Bishop Mark Brennan gives blistering critique of indiscriminate immigration enforcement
Aug 7, 2025 / 14:33 pmWest Virginia Bishop Mark Brennan is criticizing the Trump administration’s policy of deporting “as many immigrants as possible.”
New Gallup poll finds Pope Leo XIV ranks most favorable among 14 figures making headlines
Aug 5, 2025 / 14:46 pmThe results of the survey found that Americans have the most positive image of Pope Leo XIV among the newsmakers.
Miami Archdiocese celebrates its first Mass at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Aug 4, 2025 / 13:52 pm“I am pleased that our request to provide for the pastoral care of the detainees has been accommodated,” Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski said in a statement.