School Sisters of Notre Dame complete sale of former IND buildings December 29, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools The School Sisters of Notre Dame announced Dec. 23 in a news release that it completed the sale of its property at 901 Aisquith St., which once housed the now-closed Institute of Notre Dame.
As Holy Doors close, cardinals emphasize God’s arms are always open December 29, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News The path to conversion, the door to God’s mercy and the call to live in Christian hope all continue beyond the Jubilee Year, said the three cardinals who closed the Holy Doors at three major basilicas in Rome.
Families fostering Gospel values provide hope in dark world, pope says December 29, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, News, Vatican, World News Christian families must not let today’s tyrants suffocate their love and witness to Gospel values, Pope Leo XIV said.
Delaware law enforcement, governor, community mourn loss of trooper in fatal shooting December 29, 2025By OSV News The Dialog Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, World News The Delaware State Police are mourning the Dec. 23 fatal shooting of a 10-year veteran of the force who was an alum of a Catholic high school in the Wilmington Diocese and a standout wrestler in high school and college.
Radio Interview: Wrapping up 2025 with Archbishop Lori December 29, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, From the Archbishop, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Seek the City to Come Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty sat down for an extensive conversation with Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori about the papal transition and issues of concern to the local church. The archbishop talked about good news on the vocations front, the impact of Seek the City changes on parishes and the upcoming fifth anniversary of the Institute for Evangelism in the archdiocese.
Analysis: Pope Leo spends 2025 steadily navigating church, global waters December 29, 2025By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News This year has been extraordinary not just because of the papal transition, but because of the election of Pope Leo XIV himself.
Upcoming symposium gives nod to St. John Paul II’s ‘Letter to Women’ December 28, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: News, World News A new winter symposium promises to explore Catholic teaching on gender, sexuality and the role of women while marking the 30th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s “Letter to Women.”
‘Hope does not disappoint:’ A Jubilee for the history books December 27, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News For Archbishop Rino Fisichella, organizer of the Jubilee 2025 events and pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, the pope’s death “created a silence that was felt in the streets of Rome and the world, as well as in every Christian community.”
2025 spans life spectrum, from abortion and family programs to immigration and death penalty December 27, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News Life issues are perennially critical to the robust public witness of the Catholic Church, but 2025 nonetheless proved a particularly eventful year across a wide spectrum of related concerns.
Missionary on the move: Where Pope Leo XIV might travel next in 2026 December 26, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his first apostolic visit to Turkey and Lebanon, he gave a hint on his flight back to Rome as to which other countries he might visit in 2026.
2025 brought new pope, new president, and immigration as key issue December 26, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In a year that brought both a new U.S. president and a new pope, the issue of immigration emerged as a flashpoint between them and as a key issue for the U.S. church.
Indiana running back Roman Hemby carries Catholic values with him as he pursues national title December 26, 2025By Gary Lambrecht Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Well before he was a University of Maryland transfer who used his final year of college football eligibility to become a major success story as a running back at Indiana University, Roman Hemby said he owed much credit to The John Carroll School for instilling vital Catholic values that guide him today.
