Tessa Gervasini

Tessa Gervasini

Tessa Gervasini is an intern for Catholic News Agency and a fellow of the College Fix. She recently graduated from Texas Christian University with a bachelor’s degree in strategic communication.

Articles by Tessa Gervasini

Eden Invitation founder: Chastity helps us view people as ‘worthy of reverence and dignity’

Feb 14, 2025 / 19:00 pm

Anna 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 pm

The 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 am

Besides 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 pm

The 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 pm

The 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 pm

Vatican 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 pm

Archbishop 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 pm

The 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 pm

On 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 pm

Trump 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.

Trump administration rejoins pro-life Geneva Consensus Declaration

Jan 30, 2025 / 18:05 pm

“Now 40 countries have declared that when we are talking about human rights, abortion is not one of them,” said Valerie Huber, architect of the GCD.

U.S. bishops’ pro-life chair commends Trump on anti-abortion measures

Jan 28, 2025 / 17:15 pm

Bishop Daniel Thomas of the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, also applauded a memorandum issued by the White House on Friday to reinstate the Mexico City policy.