In secular Uruguay, Pope Leo will visit a Virgin bound to the nation’s birth November 4, 2026By Ines San Martin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In Uruguay, Holy Week is officially Tourism Week. Christmas is the Day of the Family, and the Dec. 8 feast of the Immaculate Conception became the Day of the Beaches.
Pope warns economic inequality threatens peace, urges politicians to serve common good November 4, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The threat to world peace stems from economic imbalances linked to development that is “neither equitable nor respectful of creation,” Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience.
It takes courage to stand for — not against — something, pope tells young people November 4, 2026By Carol Glatz OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In a world full of possibilities, yet still marked by injustice and fear, Pope Leo XIV said young Christians are called to transform the world with love.
Office of Black Catholic Ministries to host upcoming mental health retreat November 3, 2026By Jenna Mattern Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Health Care, Local News, News The Office of Black Catholic Ministries will host Hope, Unity and Relationships Mental Health Retreat Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at New All Saints in Liberty Heights.
Appeals court rules Idaho abortion ban may be enforced as voters prepare to weigh in November 3, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News A federal appeals court panel ruled Oct. 30 that Idaho’s abortion ban may continue to be fully enforced as voters in the Gem State prepared to vote directly on the legality of abortion on Nov. 3.
Bread under fire: Pope Leo’s envoy witnesses hunger in war-torn Ukraine November 3, 2026By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News At dawn on Oct. 29, people were already lining up outside the Catholic Cathedral of God the Merciful Father in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. By morning, about 2,000 had gathered for bread, among them children carrying empty bags, some without their parents.
Hicks: Vocations week a ‘beautiful witness of those who have responded to God’s call to serve’ November 3, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News National Vocation Awareness Week — which this year began Nov. 1 and ends Nov. 7 — “reminds us of the beautiful witness of those who have responded to God’s call to serve in ordained ministry as priests and deacons, and men and women who serve in consecrated life,” Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks of New York said in a statement.
Catholics work for peace at the polls, as US heads to midterm ballot box November 3, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News As the nation heads to the ballot box at the midterm elections, Catholics are working to ensure peace at the polls.
University of Maryland Medical System breaks ground on new outpatient care enter November 3, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) held a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 30 for a new $110 million outpatient care center on the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center (UM SJMC) campus in Towson.
Pope Leo XIV offers All Souls’ Day Mass in cemetery, encouraging Catholics to pray for the dead November 3, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Surrounded by the tombs and monuments of Rome’s largest cemetery, Pope Leo XIV offered All Souls’ Day Mass Nov. 2, saying prayer for the dead helps lead our loved ones toward full communion with the Lord.
Dorothy Day’s granddaughter reflects on faith, social justice and dignity of all human life November 2, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints, Social Justice Hennessy will speak about Dorothy Day’s life and legacy at a symposium beginning at 2 p.m. Nov. 8 at St. Joseph’s Monastery in Baltimore. Jesuit Father Timothy Brown, associate professor of law and social responsibility at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, will also speak.
Friars, miters and ‘That’s Amore’: Notre Dame beats Villanova in basketball season opener November 2, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Vatican, World News Augustinian friars watched anxiously courtside, Vatican officials cheered from the stands and fans in costume bishops’ miters sang “That’s Amore” as Notre Dame defeated Villanova Nov. 1 in the Eternal City Tip Off.
