New Mexico diocese fights Trump push to seize pilgrimage site for border wall USCCB campaign bolsters Catholic media as ‘critical need’ for its evangelizing mission intensifies 45 years on, attempted assassination of St. John Paul II recalled as turning point in history Commencement speakers announced for local Catholic universities Pope Leo XIV names former missionary in Cuba as new bishop of Venice, Florida Local News Sister Geraldine Kent, S.S.J., dies at 95 Catholic Review Staff May 13, 2026 A funeral Mass for Sister of St. Joseph Geraldine Kent (formerly Sister Walter Annice) was offered May 11 at St. Joseph Villa in Chestnut Hill, Pa. Sister Geraldine died May 5. She was 95. Commencement speakers announced for local Catholic universities Catholic Review Staff May 13, 2026 College graduation ceremonies for the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s four Catholic universities will welcome two business leaders, a local television newscaster and a Norwegian bishop as featured commencement speakers this year. Archbishop Lori will ordain 12 transitional deacons May 16 George P. Matysek Jr. May 12, 2026 Archbishop William E. Lori will ordain 12 transitional deacons during a 10 a.m. Mass May 16 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. Radio Interview: Why a world-class pianist gave up a promising career to become a priest Catholic Review Staff May 11, 2026 He was once a rising concert pianist, performing for audiences around the world – until he answered a call he could not ignore. George Matysek speaks with Sulpician Father Paul Maillet about his journey from the concert stage to the priesthood. More Local News World News New Mexico diocese fights Trump push to seize pilgrimage site for border wall Gina Christian May 13, 2026 A New Mexico diocese is citing a breach of religious freedom protections, as it pushes back against the Trump administration’s efforts to seize land from a pilgrimage site to build a portion of a border wall. USCCB campaign bolsters Catholic media as ‘critical need’ for its evangelizing mission intensifies Gina Christian May 13, 2026 Sharing the Gospel means “we must be present in digital spaces,” and an annual collection by the nation’s Catholic bishops aims to bolster those efforts, said the bishop spearheading the initiative. 45 years on, attempted assassination of St. John Paul II recalled as turning point in history Katarzyna Szalajko May 13, 2026 Before he started his general audience, Pope Leo XIV stepped out of his popemobile on May 13 and walked over to pray beside a plaque marking the spot where history took a turn that shocked the world 45 years before. Pope Leo XIV names former missionary in Cuba as new bishop of Venice, Florida Courtney Mares May 13, 2026 Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Emilio Biosca Agüero, a Capuchin Franciscan missionary who served in Cuba and Papua New Guinea, as the new bishop of Venice, Florida. More World News Commentary A surprise painting Rita Buettner May 14, 2026 “I love thinking of how God was watching, guiding us toward one another, always knowing how it would come together. He must have enjoyed seeing how we connected over a much-loved painting of a little girl and a dog.” ‘Congratulations!’ What moms want to hear in facing challenging or unexpected pregnancies Molly Sheahan May 10, 2026 Jess Echeverry knows how it feels to face pregnancy and motherhood alone. She experienced trauma, homelessness and three unexpected pregnancies before age 22. Dorothy Day: Catholic Worker founder pioneered a faith-based alternative to secularist progressivism Russell Shaw May 9, 2026 Dorothy Day was co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement and longtime editor of the penny-a-copy newspaper of the same name. From the mid-1930s to the early 1980s, she preached radical Christianity and no less radical social activism to a sometimes appreciative, sometimes puzzled, sometimes angry audience of American Catholics. The Mom Friends You Need Rita Buettner May 8, 2026 Before becoming a mother, I had no idea how important my relationships with other mothers would be. Mary’s interior freedom Archbishop William E. Lori May 8, 2026 Among the many beautiful feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the Visitation. This year it falls on a Sunday and so won’t be celebrated in the liturgy. Nevertheless, it should not be passed over in silence. Among its important lessons is the beauty of interior freedom – Mary’s interior freedom. More Commentary Featured Video Veteran Vatican journalist Gerard O’Connell joins Vatican Access to discuss the inside story of the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope in history.
Sister Geraldine Kent, S.S.J., dies at 95 Catholic Review Staff May 13, 2026 A funeral Mass for Sister of St. Joseph Geraldine Kent (formerly Sister Walter Annice) was offered May 11 at St. Joseph Villa in Chestnut Hill, Pa. Sister Geraldine died May 5. She was 95.
Commencement speakers announced for local Catholic universities Catholic Review Staff May 13, 2026 College graduation ceremonies for the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s four Catholic universities will welcome two business leaders, a local television newscaster and a Norwegian bishop as featured commencement speakers this year.
Archbishop Lori will ordain 12 transitional deacons May 16 George P. Matysek Jr. May 12, 2026 Archbishop William E. Lori will ordain 12 transitional deacons during a 10 a.m. Mass May 16 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
Radio Interview: Why a world-class pianist gave up a promising career to become a priest Catholic Review Staff May 11, 2026 He was once a rising concert pianist, performing for audiences around the world – until he answered a call he could not ignore. George Matysek speaks with Sulpician Father Paul Maillet about his journey from the concert stage to the priesthood.
New Mexico diocese fights Trump push to seize pilgrimage site for border wall Gina Christian May 13, 2026 A New Mexico diocese is citing a breach of religious freedom protections, as it pushes back against the Trump administration’s efforts to seize land from a pilgrimage site to build a portion of a border wall.
USCCB campaign bolsters Catholic media as ‘critical need’ for its evangelizing mission intensifies Gina Christian May 13, 2026 Sharing the Gospel means “we must be present in digital spaces,” and an annual collection by the nation’s Catholic bishops aims to bolster those efforts, said the bishop spearheading the initiative.
45 years on, attempted assassination of St. John Paul II recalled as turning point in history Katarzyna Szalajko May 13, 2026 Before he started his general audience, Pope Leo XIV stepped out of his popemobile on May 13 and walked over to pray beside a plaque marking the spot where history took a turn that shocked the world 45 years before.
Pope Leo XIV names former missionary in Cuba as new bishop of Venice, Florida Courtney Mares May 13, 2026 Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Emilio Biosca Agüero, a Capuchin Franciscan missionary who served in Cuba and Papua New Guinea, as the new bishop of Venice, Florida.
A surprise painting Rita Buettner May 14, 2026 “I love thinking of how God was watching, guiding us toward one another, always knowing how it would come together. He must have enjoyed seeing how we connected over a much-loved painting of a little girl and a dog.”
‘Congratulations!’ What moms want to hear in facing challenging or unexpected pregnancies Molly Sheahan May 10, 2026 Jess Echeverry knows how it feels to face pregnancy and motherhood alone. She experienced trauma, homelessness and three unexpected pregnancies before age 22.
Dorothy Day: Catholic Worker founder pioneered a faith-based alternative to secularist progressivism Russell Shaw May 9, 2026 Dorothy Day was co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement and longtime editor of the penny-a-copy newspaper of the same name. From the mid-1930s to the early 1980s, she preached radical Christianity and no less radical social activism to a sometimes appreciative, sometimes puzzled, sometimes angry audience of American Catholics.
The Mom Friends You Need Rita Buettner May 8, 2026 Before becoming a mother, I had no idea how important my relationships with other mothers would be.
Mary’s interior freedom Archbishop William E. Lori May 8, 2026 Among the many beautiful feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the Visitation. This year it falls on a Sunday and so won’t be celebrated in the liturgy. Nevertheless, it should not be passed over in silence. Among its important lessons is the beauty of interior freedom – Mary’s interior freedom.
