‘Remember you are dust’: Why people fill the pew on Ash Wednesday Mount St. Joseph’s BJ Ransom selected as BCL Player of Year; league unveils new academic honors Radio Interview: Archbishop Lori’s pastoral letter: ‘In Charity and Truth’ Federal judge orders Catholic group be let into ICE facility on Ash Wednesday St. Carlo Acutis Camping Retreat builds faith in the great outdoors Local News Mount St. Joseph’s BJ Ransom selected as BCL Player of Year; league unveils new academic honors Gerry Jackson February 16, 2026 Mount St. Joseph senior guard BJ Ranson, who led the Gaels to a 29-win regular season, earned the Baltimore Catholic League’s Jerry Savage Player of the Year Award for the 2025-26 season. Radio Interview: Archbishop Lori’s pastoral letter: ‘In Charity and Truth’ Catholic Review Staff February 16, 2026 In a new pastoral letter released Feb. 9, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore takes the occasion of the nation’s 250th anniversary to address “a moment of grace and responsibility.” Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with the archbishop about the motivation for the letter, which is subtitled, “Toward a Renewed Political Culture.” St. Carlo Acutis Camping Retreat builds faith in the great outdoors Katie V. Jones February 16, 2026 Youths ages 5 to 17 who are involved with outdoor troops such as Scouting America, Trail Life, American Heritage Girls, Camp Fire, Troops of St. George and the Federation of North American Explorers are invited, along with their families, to the retreat April 17-19, which will be held for the first time at the O’Dwyer Retreat Center in Sparks. Notre Dame Prep develops new commons area Katie V. Jones February 13, 2026 The $10 million project will transform the 1960s-style cafeteria into a state-of-the-art commons center featuring flexible seating areas, a student cafe and a brand-new kitchen with a wood-fired pizza oven. More Local News World News The No. 1 person former President Obama most wants to meet? It’s Pope Leo XIV Simone Orendain February 17, 2026 Former President Barack Obama said in a YouTube interview posted Feb. 14 he wants to meet Pope Leo XIV. From Foreheads to Crowns: How Ash Wednesday looks different worldwide Josephine Peterson February 17, 2026 Catholics going to Mass on Ash Wednesday will leave church marked, but whether the ashes appear as a bold cross on the forehead or sprinkled atop the head depends largely on where in the world they worship. Commission issues ‘painful’ abuse report on Polish diocese, a first in the crisis-hit nation Katarzyna Szalajko February 17, 2026 A newly released clerical sexual abuse report in Poland’s Diocese of Sosnowiec is being described by investigators as a necessary step toward accountability, while Church leaders call it a painful but essential moment in rebuilding trust after years of scandals. ‘Remember you are dust’: Why people fill the pew on Ash Wednesday Kimberly Heatherington February 17, 2026 Why do so many people make an extra effort to get to church on Ash Wednesday — the first of Lent’s 40 days — when it is not a holy day of obligation, and they are not required to receive ashes? More World News Commentary Stepping up to Lent Jaymie Stuart Wolfe February 17, 2026 Everything we love, cherish and enjoy — the best and most meaningful experiences we remember all our lives — require people who are willing to spend their resources, share their talents and work their tails off to make them happen. Bioethics of the brain: A conversation with a Catholic neurosurgeon Charlie Camosy February 16, 2026 Charlie Camosy recently spoke on this topic with Gabriel LeBeau, a second-year neurosurgery resident at the University of Kansas Medical Center, who has had the bioethics of the brain on his mind for a while now with an interest in brain-machine interfaces, neurotechnology and cerebrovascular neurosurgery. A season for blooming Archbishop William E. Lori February 16, 2026 Lent is something we do together, as a community of believers, surrounded by the grace of God. We’re not alone; we accompany one another in our journey of repentance. As the Church’s “growing season,” Lent is rich in God’s graces. Who was Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman? Michael R. Heinlein February 15, 2026 Servant of God Thea Bowman (1937–1990) was a trailblazer in almost every role: first African-American religious sister from Canton, Mississippi, first to head an office of intercultural awareness, and the first African American woman to address the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. An Amelia Bedelia moment and setting Lenten goals Rita Buettner February 15, 2026 So, dinner was a little bumpy. But then my sister pulled out a pan of fresh apple crisp—still warm from the oven—for dessert. More Commentary Featured Video U.S. archbishop on ICE and religious liberty
Mount St. Joseph’s BJ Ransom selected as BCL Player of Year; league unveils new academic honors Gerry Jackson February 16, 2026 Mount St. Joseph senior guard BJ Ranson, who led the Gaels to a 29-win regular season, earned the Baltimore Catholic League’s Jerry Savage Player of the Year Award for the 2025-26 season.
Radio Interview: Archbishop Lori’s pastoral letter: ‘In Charity and Truth’ Catholic Review Staff February 16, 2026 In a new pastoral letter released Feb. 9, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore takes the occasion of the nation’s 250th anniversary to address “a moment of grace and responsibility.” Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with the archbishop about the motivation for the letter, which is subtitled, “Toward a Renewed Political Culture.”
St. Carlo Acutis Camping Retreat builds faith in the great outdoors Katie V. Jones February 16, 2026 Youths ages 5 to 17 who are involved with outdoor troops such as Scouting America, Trail Life, American Heritage Girls, Camp Fire, Troops of St. George and the Federation of North American Explorers are invited, along with their families, to the retreat April 17-19, which will be held for the first time at the O’Dwyer Retreat Center in Sparks.
Notre Dame Prep develops new commons area Katie V. Jones February 13, 2026 The $10 million project will transform the 1960s-style cafeteria into a state-of-the-art commons center featuring flexible seating areas, a student cafe and a brand-new kitchen with a wood-fired pizza oven.
The No. 1 person former President Obama most wants to meet? It’s Pope Leo XIV Simone Orendain February 17, 2026 Former President Barack Obama said in a YouTube interview posted Feb. 14 he wants to meet Pope Leo XIV.
From Foreheads to Crowns: How Ash Wednesday looks different worldwide Josephine Peterson February 17, 2026 Catholics going to Mass on Ash Wednesday will leave church marked, but whether the ashes appear as a bold cross on the forehead or sprinkled atop the head depends largely on where in the world they worship.
Commission issues ‘painful’ abuse report on Polish diocese, a first in the crisis-hit nation Katarzyna Szalajko February 17, 2026 A newly released clerical sexual abuse report in Poland’s Diocese of Sosnowiec is being described by investigators as a necessary step toward accountability, while Church leaders call it a painful but essential moment in rebuilding trust after years of scandals.
‘Remember you are dust’: Why people fill the pew on Ash Wednesday Kimberly Heatherington February 17, 2026 Why do so many people make an extra effort to get to church on Ash Wednesday — the first of Lent’s 40 days — when it is not a holy day of obligation, and they are not required to receive ashes?
Stepping up to Lent Jaymie Stuart Wolfe February 17, 2026 Everything we love, cherish and enjoy — the best and most meaningful experiences we remember all our lives — require people who are willing to spend their resources, share their talents and work their tails off to make them happen.
Bioethics of the brain: A conversation with a Catholic neurosurgeon Charlie Camosy February 16, 2026 Charlie Camosy recently spoke on this topic with Gabriel LeBeau, a second-year neurosurgery resident at the University of Kansas Medical Center, who has had the bioethics of the brain on his mind for a while now with an interest in brain-machine interfaces, neurotechnology and cerebrovascular neurosurgery.
A season for blooming Archbishop William E. Lori February 16, 2026 Lent is something we do together, as a community of believers, surrounded by the grace of God. We’re not alone; we accompany one another in our journey of repentance. As the Church’s “growing season,” Lent is rich in God’s graces.
Who was Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman? Michael R. Heinlein February 15, 2026 Servant of God Thea Bowman (1937–1990) was a trailblazer in almost every role: first African-American religious sister from Canton, Mississippi, first to head an office of intercultural awareness, and the first African American woman to address the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
An Amelia Bedelia moment and setting Lenten goals Rita Buettner February 15, 2026 So, dinner was a little bumpy. But then my sister pulled out a pan of fresh apple crisp—still warm from the oven—for dessert.
