The Southern Poverty Law Center labeled some traditionalist Catholic groups as hate groups over views related to gender, sexuality, and marriage. No Catholic groups were mentioned in the indictment. A gavel rests atop a pile of hundred-dollar bills. | Credit: RomanR/Shutterstock By Tessa Gervasini·DC Bureau April 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM …

As the pope’s brother, you have to take it “day by day because you never know, in a sense, what each day is going to bring,” John Prevost said. John Prevost, the brother of Pope Leo XIV, speaks to Mark Irons during an interview on “EWTN News in Depth” on …

Ordinands on average are 33 years old and are lifelong Catholics preparing for diocesan ministry, according to the 2026 survey by The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA). A priestly ordination. | Credit: Alexey Gotovskyi/EWTN News By Tessa Gervasini·DC Bureau April 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM ET More than …

A wide array of speakers including actors, lawmakers, and advocates will read the Bible from beginning to end to celebrate American faith ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Credit: Photo courtesy of America Reads the Bible By Tessa Gervasini·DC Bureau April 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM ET About 495 faith leaders …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 25, 2025 / 07:00 am Father Burke Masters’ first dream was to be a major league baseball player, but after feeling a call from God to the priesthood he now uses the sport “to speak about Jesus and the Church.” “I played college baseball …

Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities with nearly 5 million Special Olympics athletes.   Special Olympics Southern California San Fernando athlete Derek Valladolid (center) joins teammates and coaches congratulating Armand Sahyoun (No. 23, right) of San Fernando Valley after he scored …

The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will bring the faithful together in prayer and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States.   Credit: Photo courtesy of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage By Tessa Gervasini·DC Bureau March 18, 2026 at 11:15 AM ET The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage has opened registration for the 2026 …

The bishop of El Paso, Texas, called on immigration enforcement officers to follow the Gospel rather than “immoral order.”   Bishop Mark Seitz, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ migration committee, speaks during a press conference on Nov. 11, 2025, at the USCCB’s fall plenary assembly in …

Bishop Stephen Parkes of Savannah, Georgia, reminds us of the many reasons to celebrate the great saint’s life. St. Patrick as seen in C.E. Kempe’s stained glass in St. John the Baptist Parish, Burford, U.K. | Credit: Lawrence OP via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By Tessa Gervasini·DC Bureau March 17, 2026 …

Father Michael J.K. Fuller was designated as “chaplain to His Holiness” following a decade of work serving the US Bishops   Father Michael J.K. Fuller. | Credit: Photo courtesy of USCCB Public Affairs By Tessa Gervasini·DC Bureau March 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM ET Pope Leo XIV has bestowed the designation …