Lessons from Corpus Christi May 30, 2026By Father Patrick Briscoe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist Every procession on Corpus Christi says, in its own public and beautiful way, that we are made for more than what this world can offer. We are pilgrims, and this sacrament is food for the journey. What we receive under sacramental signs now, we hope one day to behold unveiled.
‘Magnifica Humanitas’: A feast of a message needing measured bites May 28, 2026By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: AI, Commentary Coming in at 42,000 words, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” is massive. It’s huge. It is clear-eyed and comprehensive and so chock-full of good stuff that it must be consumed bit-by-bit, like a many-coursed Roman feast — best to go at it slowly, savoring small bites, perhaps even taking a little break between morsels if you hope to make it to the caffe and cannoli.
Question Corner: Will everyone know each other’s sins at the last judgement? May 27, 2026By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner When Jesus comes again to judge us all, how public will this be? As in, will everyone know each other’s sins when this happens?
‘Magnifica Humanitas’ explores being human in the age of artificial intelligence May 26, 2026By Bishop John P. Dolan OSV News Filed Under: AI, Commentary Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” arrives at a defining moment in human history. Artificial intelligence and digital technologies are reshaping every dimension of modern life: communication, labor, economics, medicine, education and even our relationships. “Never has humanity had so much power over itself,” the pope writes.
What the pope’s new encyclical on AI Is asking of you May 25, 2026By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: AI, Commentary Many have heard that this new technology threatens to displace all sorts of workers, but such a threat, as real and profound as it is, is by no means the only one.
Flannery O’Connor: Southern writer made Catholic vision ‘apparent by shock’ May 23, 2026By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary Flannery O’Connor was not an evangelist. She was an artist, one of the most gifted American fiction writers of the 20th century. But a profoundly Catholic theological vision informs her art, giving her stories resonance and depth that sound deep — and sometimes deeply disturbing — spiritual chords.
When Life’s Impossible, Talk to St. Rita May 22, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Sometimes you feel like you’re faced with a problem with no apparent solution. That’s when we can turn to St. Rita.
Invitation to joy May 21, 2026By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist “In the Eucharist, the mysteries of Christ’s life are all found, so to speak, concentrated in the memorial of his sacrifice and in his real presence,” Pope Leo said. “The rosary marks the rhythm of our life, continually bringing it back to Jesus and the Eucharist.”
The reality of the abortion pill May 21, 2026By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life This is the reality of a successful abortion: It always ends at least one life. And when we know that, perhaps we can also see that abortion demands a response. This is why thousands of pregnancy centers nationwide provide free services to pregnant and parenting women in need.
I’m OK, you’re OK…well we’re mostly OK (on springtime transitions) May 18, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I wouldn’t want to hold our children back. Or maybe I would, just a little bit, to keep them close a little longer.
Question Corner: Are parish priests allowed to do confirmations? May 18, 2026By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner The short answer is that while the Latin (a.k.a. “Roman”) Catholic Church normally envisions a bishop as being the minister of confirmation, there are some scenarios where a simple priest is able to celebrate this sacrament.
Cardinal Gibbons: Baltimore’s effective advocate for American Catholicism’s Americanization May 16, 2026By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary In a long, fruitful career as leader of the American hierarchy, Cardinal Gibbons combined diplomacy, patriotism and a canny understanding of human nature in a manner that made him the most effective advocate before or since of the Americanization of American Catholicism. To him more than anyone, the Catholic Church owes both the advantages and the unintended consequences of assimilation into American secular culture.
