Maryland Gold Star Mothers keep memory of sons alive May 26, 2025By Gary Lambrecht Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The mission of American Gold Star Mothers Inc., an organization of mothers such as Deborah Potocki who have lost loved ones in military service, is to find strength in the fellowship of other Gold Star Mothers who strive to keep the memories of their fallen sons and daughters alive.
Chicago Archdiocese, White Sox team up to celebrate Pope Leo and his ‘message of peace’ May 25, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: News, Sports, Vatican, World News The Archdiocese of Chicago has scheduled a Mass and a special program June 14 to celebrate the election and inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, a native son of the Windy City.
In Peru, Pope Leo saw youth as present, future of church May 25, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry Young people in the former Peruvian diocese of Pope Leo XIV used to gather in a parish parking lot behind the bishop’s residence, where they would rehearse music and dance, worship and make noise into the night — all within earshot of then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost.
Longtime Air Force chaplain and active reservist ordained a bishop to serve U.S. armed forces May 25, 2025By Jean Gonzalez OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vocations, World News For three decades, Father Gregg M. Caggianelli had served in the military as a chaplain and active reservist, earning the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force.
Utah diocese’s Catholic refugee program gets helping hand from greater community May 24, 2025By Linda Petersen OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News After the federal government ceased its refugee resettlement program in January, Catholic Community Services of Utah was left scrambling to serve the 300 refugee families already in Utah that they had contracted to provide for.
Pope Leo’s Creole roots raise hopes for Black American sainthood causes May 23, 2025By Patricia Zapor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Vatican The election of a Chicago-born pope with Louisiana Creole ancestry is drawing attention from Black Catholics, especially after genealogist Jari Honora traced Pope Leo XIV’s maternal grandparents to New Orleans’ Black Catholic community.
Amid polarized politics, Georgetown seminar explores the Latino Catholic voice May 23, 2025By Maria del Pilar Guzman OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Racial Justice, World News An event at Georgetown University put the spotlight on Latino communities and delved into the role of Latino Catholics in U.S. public life, highlighting their distinctive contributions, opportunities, and challenges in the polarized political landscape facing the nation.
Popular priest podcaster takes ‘Parables’ tour cross-country to sold-out crowds May 23, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, News, World News Now in his 20th year of “Bulldog Catholic” campus ministry, Father Schmitz has seen steady and encouraging growth — defying the prevailing narrative that 85 percent of Catholic college students will likely lose their faith before they graduate.
U.S. bishops urge young people to ‘lead the way’ on climate crisis May 23, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News In a letter to mark the 10th anniversary of the late Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’,” U.S. bishops have urged young people to “lead the way” on the climate crisis.
With Laudato Si’, Pope Francis firmly planted ecology into Catholic social teaching May 23, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Pope Francis, who took his name from the patron saint of ecology — St. Francis of Assisi — died the day before Earth Day and about five weeks before the 10th anniversary of his landmark encyclical on care for creation.
House OKs Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’; Catholic leaders urge lawmakers to promote common good May 22, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News The U.S. House of Representatives May 22 passed a sweeping package for President Donald Trump’s agenda, sending the legislation to the Senate for consideration.
Story behind beatification of Poland’s Father Stanislaw Streich is one of quiet courage May 22, 2025By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Saints, World News In one of the first beatifications under Pope Leo XIV, the church in Poland is preparing to celebrate the beatification of Father Stanislaw Streich, a humble parish priest murdered at the altar in 1938.
