Genealogist helps families uncover their past October 29, 2026By Jenna Mattern Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Tammy Mellema is more than just the office administrator at New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore. She’s the “detective of the dead.” Her nickname, coined by a fellow colleague, comes from her longtime passion for genealogy, the study of family history, ancestry and lineages over generations.
Spain and its Church in shock, grief after high speed train collision leaves dozens dead October 28, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Church in Spain expressed its sorrow and solidarity with the victims of an Oct. 28 train accident between Urda and Los Yébenes, near the historic town of Toledo, entrusting the deceased, the injured and their families to prayer.
Catholics must engage with modern culture, not reject it, pope says October 28, 2026By Josephine Peterson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Catholics must not live their faith in opposition or “hostility” toward modern culture, Pope Leo XIV said, emphasizing that integrating faith and culture is essential to living out the Christian vocation and sharing the Gospel with others.
Undecided Catholic voters a dependable but swing voting bloc, report finds October 28, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Undecided Catholic voters are a swing voting bloc, but reliably show up to the polls, a new report found.
Pope Leo to offer 12 public Masses in November, including in a Rome cemetery October 28, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV will celebrate 12 public Masses during the month of November, starting with an All Souls’ Day Mass at Rome’s largest cemetery.
Relics of St. Theodore Guérin offer special connection to her inspiring life in Indiana October 28, 2026By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News Catholics in Indiana recently marked the 20th anniversary of the canonization of St. Theodore Guérin, a saint who served their state, with additional relics being given to representatives from each of Indiana’s five dioceses, offering the faithful a special connection to her and her story.
Montse Alvarado prepares to step into Vatican communications prefect role Nov. 1 October 27, 2026By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Holy See’s Dicastery for Communication’s incoming prefect called her new role “a privilege and honor” and “a great adventure” just days before it was to begin Nov. 1. Pope Leo XIV appointed Maria Montserrat “Montse” Alvarado, then EWTN News’ president and COO, to the position June 2.
Ethiopian Orthodox leaders call for justice, protection after 60 Christians killed in attacks October 27, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church called on the Ethiopian government to intervene after armed assailants killed 60 Orthodox Christians in two separate attacks.
Bishops apologize over ‘manipulated’ White House video of prayer over Trump October 27, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Multiple U.S. bishops who attended an Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump less than two weeks before the midterm elections offered their regrets after a video taken of the meeting circulated by the White House sparked controversy.
Scandinavian Catholics debate how to handle new wave of conversions October 27, 2026By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News As the northern winter approaches, Scandinavia’s Catholic Church is witnessing unprecedented growth, with more people turning to the faith in reaction to the region’s highly secularized culture.
Maryland priest recounts stories of ghosts and the unexplained October 27, 2026By Jenna Mattern Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News Such tales prove nothing, but as Catholics prepare to pray for the dead on All Souls’ Day, they point toward what the Church believes about death: the soul never ceases to exist, the bond between the living and the dead is not broken, and the living can still pray for those who have gone before.
Jordan reels after terrorist attack on church, King vows ‘harshest retaliation’ October 26, 2026By Dale Gavlak OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News Church bells rang out at noon across Jordan Oct 24 in remembrance of the victims of a massacre in the kingdom’s south that killed eight people and wounded 40 others during a funeral service the day before.
