Articles by Tessa Gervasini
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.
From aid recipients to agents of change: How mothers are redefining poverty solutions
Aug 2, 2025 / 06:00 amMothers around the globe are becoming community leaders in the global fight against poverty through Catholic nonprofit Unbound’s programs.
Pontifical Academy for Life will address tech advances and environment, its president says
Aug 1, 2025 / 15:56 pmMonsignor Renzo Pegoraro says the Church has plans to address a number of pressing matters surrounding human dignity, including AI, health systems, and the environment.
Florida woman gets data back after Google blocked her account following pro-life emails
Aug 1, 2025 / 12:30 pmWith the help of the Thomas More Society, Trudy Perez-Poveda sued Google in 2024 when the company allegedly blocked her from her account.
American bishops celebrate newest doctor of the Church
Jul 31, 2025 / 17:18 pmCatholic bishops across the nation are reacting to the “joyful” news that Pope Leo XIV has approved St. John Henry Newman to be declared the 38th doctor of the Church.
UCLA to pay more than $6 million to settle antisemitic complaints
Jul 30, 2025 / 16:09 pmThe University of California, Los Angeles, agreed to the payout on Tuesday, July 28, after fighting the lawsuit for over a year.
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.