Articles by Tessa Gervasini
Catholic Sisters Week 2025 kicks off, celebrating religious sisters around the world
Mar 10, 2025 / 07:00 amThe annual celebration of Catholic Sisters Week is observed March 8–14 to honor the women who have taken religious vows and encourage more women to explore religious life.
Bishop Barron comes to Washington, speaks with EWTN ahead of Trump’s address to Congress
Mar 7, 2025 / 06:00 amThe bishop from the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, was invited to the joint session of Congress by Rep. Riley Moore of West Virginia.
U.S. bishops respond to Senate’s failure to pass women’s sports bill
Mar 6, 2025 / 16:50 pmIn a statement, the bishops called the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act “commonsense legislation that would ensure fairness for female athletes.”
Tiny Jesus figurines left in U.S. Capitol following TikTok trend
Mar 3, 2025 / 16:45 pmOne was found perched on a marble column in Statuary Hall, another was seen propped up on a pillar directly outside doors to the Speaker of the House’s office.
Franciscan University opens center in Washington, D.C., for students
Mar 1, 2025 / 09:20 amThe Ward and Kathy Fitzgerald Franciscan University Homeland Mission (FUHM) officially opened Feb. 28 in Washington, D.C.
JD Vance to speak at annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
Feb 25, 2025 / 14:05 pm“His presence is a sign of hope and openness to Catholic values and all the good that they bring to our entire nation,” said the event’s chairman, Mark Randall.
Catholic bioethicist details ‘significant concerns’ of in vitro fertilization
Feb 21, 2025 / 17:45 pmFather Tad Pacholczyk, senior ethicist at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, explained why IVF conflicts with Catholic teaching.
U.S. bishops urge ‘ethical alternatives’ to IVF following Trump executive order
Feb 20, 2025 / 17:45 pmThe executive order calls for White House advisers to submit policy recommendations to protect access to IVF and to reduce its out-of-pocket costs.
Eden Invitation founder: Chastity helps us view people as ‘worthy of reverence and dignity’
Feb 14, 2025 / 19:00 pmAnna Carter and Shannon Ochoa said they wanted to form a community of Christians who want to stay close to God but experience discord in their attractions.
The Catholic University of America achieves prestigious R1 research title
Feb 13, 2025 / 17:15 pmThe Catholic University of America announced that it has earned the R1 designation for institutes with the “highest levels of research activity.”
1.3 million pilgrims pass through St. Peter’s Holy Door in jubilee’s first month
Feb 13, 2025 / 07:30 amBesides the Holy Doors, various factors have contributed to the high number of people visiting Rome and other parts of Italy to take part in jubilee year celebrations.
King Charles and Queen Camilla to visit Pope Francis at the Vatican
Feb 10, 2025 / 17:20 pmThe anticipated visit will be King Charles’ first time in Italy as monarch but his third time meeting with Pope Francis.
Minnesota bishops call for ‘generous but also prudent’ welcome of refugees
Feb 10, 2025 / 16:00 pmThe bishops took issue with a Jan. 21 Department of Homeland Security directive that ended restrictions on arresting people at or near “sensitive locations.”
U.S. bishops: Human trafficking is ‘rejection of the God-given dignity of every human being’
Feb 7, 2025 / 17:30 pm“If we close our eyes and ears, if we become complacent, we will be held to account at the Last Judgment,” Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, said.
Pope Francis’ astronomer shares ‘A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars’
Feb 7, 2025 / 17:00 pmVatican Observatory director Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno explores faith and science in his new book, “A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars.”
Archbishop Naumann weighs in on need to solve current immigration, refugee challenges
Feb 7, 2025 / 16:30 pmArchbishop Joseph F. Naumann is the latest among prelates throughout the country who are weighing in with Catholic perspectives on the country’s immigration system.
North Carolina bishops: Immigration policy and enforcement ‘complicated and emotional’
Feb 6, 2025 / 16:50 pmThe Roman Catholic bishops of Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, have issued a joint statement about immigration policy and enforcement in the United States.
Our Lady of Martyrs in New York officially declared a national shrine
Feb 4, 2025 / 17:45 pmOn Jan. 27 the USCCB informed Friends of Our Lady of Martyrs, the nonprofit corporation that owns the shrine, that it could carry the “national” designation.
Federal government scrubs transgender language from websites
Feb 4, 2025 / 15:55 pmTrump issued the order “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government” on his first day in office.
Jimmy Lai’s faith and fight for freedom subject of Catholic University of America event
Jan 31, 2025 / 17:30 pm“The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong’s Greatest Dissident, and China’s Most Feared Critic” is an account of Lai’s story.