Pope Leo’s summer spiritual reading list recommendation: ‘The Practice of the Presence of God’ June 5, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Vatican It’s a slim volume; the Ascension Press edition of “The Practice of the Presence of God” by the 17th-century French Carmelite friar Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection runs just 131 pages in the print edition, with notes.
Corpus Christi a reminder of the strength of life over death, Jerusalem patriarch says June 5, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The celebration of Corpus Christi in the land where Jesus lived, died and rose from the dead serves as a reminder that the gift of life does not come from human efforts but only from God, said the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem.
Brother Allen E. Johnson Jr., F.S.C., dies at 78 June 5, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for De La Salle Christian Brother Allen E. Johnson Jr. was offered May 22 at La Salle Hall Chapel in Beltsville. Brother Allen died May 4. He was 78.
Meet the man whose incredible recovery could lead to military chaplain’s sainthood June 5, 2026By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News When Chase Kear first learned about Father Emil J. Kapaun in eighth grade, he had no idea that the Kansas military chaplain on the path to sainthood would change his life forever.
Report: 2 former University of Notre Dame rectors sexually abused students June 5, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News An independent report shows that two priests who oversaw University of Notre Dame residence halls sexually abused several students during their tenure in the 1980s and 1990s, with both continuing their abuse in parish settings after leaving the school.
Cardinal McElroy removes priest from exorcism ministry over UFO, demon comments on social media June 5, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Cardinal Robert W. McElroy has removed a priest from his exorcism ministry in the Archdiocese of Washington, citing concerns over the cleric’s recent social media statements “linking UFOs to demonic presence.”
Poll: Pope has high favorability rating after AI encyclical; Trump dips over inflation, war in Iran June 4, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News A new poll shows President Donald Trump trailing Pope Leo XIV by 54 percentage points in net favorability.
Traveling museum brings awareness and hope June 4, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News At first glance, Catholic Charities USA’s traveling People of Hope Museum – parked outside the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland June 3 – looks like little more than a semi-truck lined with video screens and images of people waiting to share their stories.
Steaks, barbecue and shared blessings at play in bishops’ Stanley Cup wager June 4, 2026By John Knebels OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News As the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes meet in the Stanley Cup Final, two Catholic bishops are taking part in a friendly wager featuring regional foods tied to their dioceses.
Pope Leo urges Catholic universities to instill passion for the truth found in Christ June 4, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV told Catholic university leaders on June 3 that they have a responsibility to instill in their students a passion for “not only intellectual truth, but the truth that is Christ himself.”
Archdiocese of Baltimore celebrates jubilarians June 4, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Several women and men religious serving in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are celebrating milestone jubilees in 2026 with a combined 2,595 years of service.
For 44 years, Oblate Sister of Providence opens worlds through reading June 4, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Vocations In a quiet classroom at Our Lady of Mount Providence Convent, Sister Constance Fenwick has spent 44 years doing something schools too often cannot: giving every student her complete, undivided attention.