‘Great joy’ as canonization cause of Irish military chaplain Father Willie Doyle heads to Rome October 16, 2026By Ruadhan Jones OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News The cause for the canonization of the World War I Jesuit Irish chaplain Father Willie Doyle, who was killed while ministering to injured soldiers, is set to head to Rome, with the diocesan phase formally concluding on Oct. 18.
Oregon bishops offer prayers following Silver Rail school shooting October 16, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Oregon’s Catholic bishops expressed sympathy and encouraged the community to support those affected by a shooting at a Bend, Oregon, elementary school that left five dead and two wounded.
Loyola University Maryland opens renovated community center on York Road October 15, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News Loyola University Maryland celebrated the opening of its newly renovated Loyola Community Center at 5104 York Road in Baltimore Oct. 14. The center, located in a section of a university building on York Road, will host community clinics, youth workforce and leadership development programs, the PATH Community Fair and neighborhood events.
In hospital, Pope Leo’s tests show ‘good recovery of the operated lung,’ doctors say October 15, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Doctors treating Pope Leo XIV said Oct. 15 that tests show “good recovery of the operated lung” two days after his cancer surgery.
US bishops’ president urges Catholics ‘to put their faith before politics’ in November elections October 15, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement Oct. 14 reminding the faithful that “For citizens in a representative democracy such as our own, participation in public life — including voting — is both a right and a responsibility.”
Trump sends Pope Leo ‘get well’ wishes following cancer diagnosis October 15, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News President Donald Trump offered Pope Leo XIV his “best wishes” and “love” in a short interview with reporters Oct. 14, the day after the pope’s doctors announced that the pope had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
Trump calls off Hegseth plan to livestream execution denounced by Catholic leaders October 15, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News President Donald Trump on Oct. 15 called off Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad in December.
Walters exhibit showcases rare missal linked to St. Francis, El Greco painting October 15, 2026By Nora Hamerman Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Local News, News Just in time for the Jubilee Year of St. Francis declared by the Holy Father, the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore is exhibiting one of its most precious artifacts: the St. Francis Missal, an early 13th-century book of texts for the Mass that played a seminal role in the history of the Franciscan movement.
Pope Leo XIV starts respiratory physical therapy a day after lung cancer surgery October 14, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV underwent more medical exams and started respiratory physical therapy on Oct. 14, the day after the lung cancer surgery that removed the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung.
Catholics challenge moral, legal grounds of ‘barbaric’ US plan to livestream execution October 14, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Catholic leaders across the nation are continuing to express their shock and concern over the Trump administration’s plans to livestream a military execution.
Cardinal Tagle reads Pope Leo’s homily to bishops: ‘The world has no future without strong families’ October 14, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the newly elected dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the closing Mass for the Vatican meeting of bishops on marriage and family on Oct. 14, reading aloud a homily that had been prepared by Pope Leo XIV prior to his lung cancer surgery, saying, “The world has no future without strong families.”
US bishops, lawmakers offer prayers for Pope Leo after cancer diagnosis October 14, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Following the Holy See’s Oct. 13 announcement that Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, Church and civic leaders expressed their hope and prayers for his full recovery.
