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Sabrina Ferrisi

Sabrina Ferrisi

Sabrina Arena Ferrisi has been working in the field of Catholic journalism for 17 years. Beginning in the year 2000, she worked as a journalist covering the Holy See in Rome for various American Catholic newspapers, including Our Sunday Visitor, the National Catholic Register and the Catholic World Report. She covered the last four years of Pope John Paul II's papacy. Beginning in 2000, she also had her own radio show in Italian for Radio Maria commenting on Vatican news for three years. She was the senior staff writer for Legatus Magazine for 14 years and writes freelance for the National Catholic Register and Aleteia. She lives in New York with her husband and five children.

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Bishop Frank Dewane of Venice, Florida, has been out and about assessing the regional damage and offering comfort and support to his parishoners.

Florida Catholics in the Eye of Hurricane Ian: Faith and Fellowship Mark the Relief Process

Bishop Frank Dewane of Venice told the Register he feels lucky to be alive, after two branches crashed through his roof into the ceiling of his living room, as he laments the much greater losses many others suffered.

Sabrina Ferrisi Nation October 4, 2022

Today, after 40 years of Bishop George’s work in the region of Arunachal Pradesh, there are 100,000 Catholics out of a population of over 1.6 million. A Catholic diocese called Miao was formed there in 2006. Bishop George celebrating mass in a bamboo hut church.

How a Fearless Catholic Bishop Built a Local Church in Northeast India

First as a Salesian missionary priest and then as the first shepherd of the Diocese of Miao, Bishop Pallipparambil George has had a remarkable impact on the faith and welfare of the local people.

Sabrina Ferrisi World September 1, 2022

22% of all new priests ordained in the U.S. this year are Latino, including 6 of 8 priests ordained in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles this past weekend.

A Step in the ‘Right Direction’: Latinos Make Up Record Share of New US Priests

Among the priests ordained this year in the U.S., 22% are Latinos, though the figure is still considerably lower than the overall proportion of U.S. Catholics who are Latino.

Sabrina Ferrisi Nation June 6, 2022

The Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi rises high above Assisi, Italy, and is the burial place of Blessed Carlo Acutis (top left) and where Catholic cyclist Gino Bartali (bottom left) helped with local efforts to save all the Jewish inhabitants of the Umbrian city during World War II.

Assisi: Of Prayerful Holy Teens and Heroic Catholics

Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino shares the faithful legacy of young Blessed Carlo Acutis, who is buried in the hometown of St. Francis, and those who saved Jews in the Umbrian city during World War II.

Sabrina Ferrisi Interviews May 5, 2022

Jewish babies were born amid safe shelter during World War II. Above, Jewish refugees, including infants, were photographed in Castel Gandolfo.

Telling the Truth About How Pius XII and the Diocese of Assisi Helped to Save Jews

At a recent event in New Rochelle sponsored by the Pave the Way Foundation, knowledgeable Jewish and Church leaders recounted the efforts that spared the lives of every Jew within diocesan borders in World War II.

Sabrina Ferrisi Vatican April 19, 2022

Mass at St. Rita di Cascia Church in New York concelebrated by Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Joseph Espaillot was attended by Catholic faithful including the Missionaries of Charity.

Eucharistic Revival Kicks Off in US

Mass with relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis initiates the national effort to revive devotion to the Blessed Sacrament

Sabrina Ferrisi Nation April 13, 2022

Bolstered by faith, the elderly are doing their best to weather the pandemic, with loving support by their side.

COVID Isolation Remains a Concern for the Elderly and Their Caregivers

Older men and women continue to bear the brunt of sickness, death and isolation. They are weary but holding steady.

Sabrina Ferrisi Nation February 2, 2022

Health personnel of the Bolivian Health Ministry walk at Santa Rosa neighborhood to vaccinate people against COVID-19 home by home in El Alto, Bolivia, on September 17, 2021.

COVID-19 and Latin America: Snapshots of a Continent in Crisis

South of the US border, nations have struggled to cope with the consequences of the pandemic.

Sabrina Ferrisi World October 9, 2021

Cars line up to receive food and supplies at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Destrehan, Louisiana, in the days following Hurricane Ida.

Hurricane Recovery: Catholics Give and Receive Aid, in Post-Ida Louisiana

‘To me, this about the Church being alive,’ one Catholic beneficiary of local relief initiatives told the Register.

Sabrina Ferrisi Features September 10, 2021

So far this year, federal courts twice have blocked a policy, supported by the Biden administration, known as the transgender mandate.

Mental-Health Professionals Muzzled by Gender Ideology

The U.S. has an assortment of laws on what is legal for mental-health professionals with regards to counseling transgender patients, leaving some Catholic professionals at risk of punishment if they don’t support ‘gender transition.’

Sabrina Ferrisi Nation August 30, 2021

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