By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 18, 2025 / 12:00 pm Several hymns were temporarily banned last year in the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri after being found “to be insufficient in sound doctrine,” with the action raising questions about what music is allowed at the Holy Mass. In a special report …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 8, 2025 / 15:45 pm Police said the man arrested outside of a Washington, D.C., cathedral Oct. 5 had hundreds of explosives and papers suggesting he planned to target Catholics and Supreme Court justices. Louis Geri was arrested outside of the Cathedral of St. Matthew …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 6, 2025 / 14:06 pm A New Jersey man was arrested on Sunday outside of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on charges of unlawful entry, threats to kidnap or injure a person, and possession of a molotov cocktail, according …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 13, 2025 / 09:00 am In the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10 at a Utah college campus, Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America and Students for Life Action and a close friend of Kirk’s, said: “His death will be a turning point.” …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 9, 2025 / 08:00 am This week the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton will welcome hundreds of people to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the canonization of the first American-born saint and to recognize the 87 American Catholics on the path to sainthood now. …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 3, 2025 / 18:39 pm U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visited Minneapolis on Wednesday to meet with victims and families of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting that occurred last week. The Vances visited the church sanctuary, which is the site of …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 25, 2025 / 06:00 am Catholic self-made entrepreneur and media tycoon Jimmy Lai built an empire on free speech and truthful journalism — but today he sits behind bars as one of China’s most high-profile political prisoners. Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, known as Jimmy Lai, was …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 4, 2025 / 13:52 pm As part of a new Catholic ministry, the Archdiocese of Miami celebrated its first Mass at the Florida detention center for unauthorized immigrants known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” “I am pleased that our request to provide for the pastoral care …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 29, 2025 / 12:43 pm Every summer, the small city of Carthage, Missouri, becomes a booming landmark of religion and culture as tens of thousands of pilgrims gather to celebrate family and faith, honor the Blessed Mother, and share in Vietnamese traditions. The Marian …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 28, 2025 / 13:40 pm The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has invited Americans to participate in a daily prayer to St. Joseph, defender of life, to stop federal funding of the abortion industry. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the USCCB, and …