Articles by Tessa Gervasini
Pope Leo XIV welcomes EWTN Summer Academy journalism students to Rome
Jul 30, 2025 / 07:00 amThis week, Pope Leo XIV welcomed journalism students to Rome who have traveled from across the globe to take part in the fourth annual EWTN Summer Academy.
Thousands of Vietnamese Catholics gather in Missouri for Marian pilgrimage
Jul 29, 2025 / 12:43 pmThe 46th Marian Days pilgrimage will be July 31 to Aug. 3 on the campus of the Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer in Carthage, Missouri.
Pilgrims travel to Rome for Jubilee of Digital Missionaries
Jul 29, 2025 / 10:00 amJonathan Strate, the president and CEO of Ascension, said the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries is “an exciting moment for the Church.”
U.S. bishops invite Catholics to pray for end to taxpayer-funded abortion
Jul 28, 2025 / 13:40 pmThe United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has invited Americans to participate in a daily prayer to St. Joseph to stop federal funding of the abortion industry.
‘Media nuns’ urge AI mindfulness: ‘Human beings create, machines only generate’
Jul 28, 2025 / 07:00 amAI “generates a lot of questions, it generates a lot of concerns, but it also generates a lot of excitement,” Sister Nancy Usselmann told CNA.
Escalating child famine in Gaza: UN, Church leaders plead for urgent aid access
Jul 25, 2025 / 13:23 pmCommissioner General of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X that the deepening hunger crisis is affecting everyone, including frontline workers.
White House releases U.S. plan for AI as Catholics say it must uphold human dignity
Jul 24, 2025 / 17:53 pmThe government’s “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan” identifies more than 90 federal policy actions.
Philadelphia archbishop in pastoral letter tells immigrants: ‘You are not alone’
Jul 24, 2025 / 14:05 pmArchbishop Nelson Perez of Philadelphia expressed “sorrow” for and “prayerful solidarity” with immigrants as arrests continue to take place across the U.S.
Report highlights which states are the best and worst at protecting religious liberty
Jul 23, 2025 / 17:13 pmIn the past year Florida has been the most successful state at protecting religious liberty through safeguards in the state’s statutes or constitution, according to the report.
EWTN launches EWTN Studios and EWTN Digital to expand global reach
Jul 22, 2025 / 16:47 pmEWTN Chairman and CEO Michael P. Warsaw has announced a new organizational structure to further EWTN’s mission in the digital landscape.
Judge blocks abortion funding ban in ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
Jul 22, 2025 / 15:46 pmIn the ruling, Judge Indira Talwani unilaterally decided that the law does not apply to abortion businesses like Planned Parenthood.
Jerusalem bishop shares distress over conditions in Gaza after accidental Israeli strike
Jul 19, 2025 / 11:30 amOn July 17, the Israeli military accidentally bombed the only Catholic parish in Gaza. The strike killed three and injured nine, including the parish priest Father Gabriel Romanelli.
U.S. bishops stress need for immediate ceasefire after deadly attack on Gaza parish
Jul 18, 2025 / 16:00 pmThe president of the USCCB has called for peace and an “immediate ceasefire” following a deadly attack on the only Catholic church in Gaza.
CARA study: Mary’s role strongly shapes vocational paths in U.S. Church
Jul 16, 2025 / 15:30 pmNine in 10 religious men and women say a Marian devotion “positively impacted” them while discerning a vocation.
Archdiocese of Santa Fe marks 80th anniversary of first nuclear bomb detonation
Jul 15, 2025 / 15:58 pmThe Archdiocese of Santa Fe will mark the 80th anniversary of the detonation of the first nuclear bomb, which took place in New Mexico in 1945.
Poll: Most Americans agree with Supreme Court on LGBT issues, porn, parents’ rights
Jul 11, 2025 / 10:45 amThe survey was completed online April 10–16 among 2,201 U.S. adults by YouGov for its SCOTUSpoll project.
Norwegian jubilee pilgrimage honors the feast day of St. Sunniva
Jul 9, 2025 / 11:07 amOn July 8, the feast day of St. Sunniva, Catholics from multiple countries arrived at Selja, an island just off the west coast of Norway.
How a teenage boy became a ‘ninja fighting hunger’
Jul 8, 2025 / 06:00 amAustin Baron, a Notre Dame student and the founder of Knot Perfect, is using his participation on NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior” to help expand his outreach.
July Fourth celebration prompts Catholic reflection on religion and U.S. founding
Jul 4, 2025 / 06:00 amAhead of Independence Day, the National Catholic Bioethics Center’s Edward Furton presented a lecture in the nation’s capital about natural religion and the American founding.
Michigan’s Siena Heights University announces closure after 105 years
Jul 3, 2025 / 13:32 pmThe small Catholic institution of about 2,300 students, located in Adrian, Michigan, reported that continuing operations beyond the coming academic year is no longer feasible.