Trump renews attacks on Pope Leo over Iran war, accuses him of endangering Catholics ‘We have to protect creation’: At Spanish convent, Franciscan sisters breed rare giant rabbit Hispanic Charismatic Renewal draws Archbishop Lori to Baltimore formation session Catholic Charities new intergenerational center provides varied community services National shrine planned to honor Venerable Augustus Tolton in western Illinois Local News Hispanic Charismatic Renewal draws Archbishop Lori to Baltimore formation session Aline Behar Kado May 5, 2026 Spirited music could be heard from the parking lot of Sisters Academy of Baltimore in Lansdowne May 2 as almost 100 lay leaders from parishes across Maryland involved in the Hispanic Charismatic Renewal Movement welcomed Archbishop William E. Lori, who attended one of their formation sessions for the first time. Catholic Charities new intergenerational center provides varied community services Christopher Gunty May 5, 2026 Neighbors, families and civic dignitaries got their first good look inside the Carolynn E. Fugett Intergenerational Center May 1, as the West Baltimore Catholic Charities center held an open house at the new $35 million facility. Archbishop Lori announces associate pastor and deacon appointments Catholic Review Staff May 4, 2026 Archbishop William E. Lori announces the following appointments: Radio Interview: Prolific Catholic author Emily Stimpson Chapman on wine, monasteries and the art of hospitality Catholic Review Staff May 4, 2026 Host Rita Buettner speaks with Emily Stimpson Chapman, a bestselling Catholic author, who explains how monks preserved and elevated winemaking after the fall of the Roman Empire More Local News World News Trump renews attacks on Pope Leo over Iran war, accuses him of endangering Catholics Kate Scanlon May 5, 2026 President Donald Trump on May 5 continued his series of social media and verbal attacks on Pope Leo XIV, accusing him in a radio interview of “endangering” Catholics through his opposition to the Iran war. ‘We have to protect creation’: At Spanish convent, Franciscan sisters breed rare giant rabbit OSV News May 5, 2026 Sister Consuelo Peset Laudeña’s morning routine is not what one would typically expect from an abbess. Before prayers and breakfast, she heads to inspect, one by one, cages housing 35 giant rabbits and their young inside the Convent of St. Anthony of Padua in Central Spain. National shrine planned to honor Venerable Augustus Tolton in western Illinois Simone Orendain May 5, 2026 The first publicly recognized Black Catholic priest in the United States — who has already had 40 potential miracles through his intercession investigated — is now getting his own national shrine in western Illinois where he grew up and once served. Historic Catholic church in Mozambique destroyed in ‘scene of terror’ by Islamic extremists Junno Arocho Esteves May 5, 2026 A Catholic church in northern Mozambique was targeted in an attack by the Islamic State group that has carried out attacks against Christians and Muslims in the country since 2017. More World News Commentary In the garden Effie Caldarola May 5, 2026 It’s spring. Let’s take our prayer to the gardens where we hear the voice of someone who promises never to leave us alone, and who calls our name in the shadowy dawn. Question Corner: Can a Catholic date a person whose marriage has not been annulled or is this a sin? Jenna Marie Cooper May 5, 2026 Our belief in the absolute permanence of marriage is rooted in what Jesus himself taught us in St. Matthew’s Gospel… Father John Courtney Murray: Advocate for cooperation between church, state Russell Shaw May 2, 2026 By all odds, the distinguished intellectual landmark in the project of integrating Catholicism and Americanism is “We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition,” a collection of essays published in 1960 by the theologian Jesuit Father John Courtney Murray. In thanksgiving for the gift of baptism George Weigel April 30, 2026 Participation in the “communion of saints” is one of the great gifts conferred in baptism. As I give thanks for the gift of my baptism seventy-five years ago, it is incorporation into this “great cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12:1) for which I am particularly grateful. An overnight trip to see an off-off-off-off-off-off-Broadway musical Rita Buettner April 29, 2026 Back in the fall, my sister Maureen reached out to tell us that her son, a junior in high school, had landed an actual role in his school musical. More Commentary Featured Video On April 21, 2025, Pope Francis died, marking the end of a historic and deeply influential pontificate. His death led to a conclave that elected his successor, Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV.
Hispanic Charismatic Renewal draws Archbishop Lori to Baltimore formation session Aline Behar Kado May 5, 2026 Spirited music could be heard from the parking lot of Sisters Academy of Baltimore in Lansdowne May 2 as almost 100 lay leaders from parishes across Maryland involved in the Hispanic Charismatic Renewal Movement welcomed Archbishop William E. Lori, who attended one of their formation sessions for the first time.
Catholic Charities new intergenerational center provides varied community services Christopher Gunty May 5, 2026 Neighbors, families and civic dignitaries got their first good look inside the Carolynn E. Fugett Intergenerational Center May 1, as the West Baltimore Catholic Charities center held an open house at the new $35 million facility.
Archbishop Lori announces associate pastor and deacon appointments Catholic Review Staff May 4, 2026 Archbishop William E. Lori announces the following appointments:
Radio Interview: Prolific Catholic author Emily Stimpson Chapman on wine, monasteries and the art of hospitality Catholic Review Staff May 4, 2026 Host Rita Buettner speaks with Emily Stimpson Chapman, a bestselling Catholic author, who explains how monks preserved and elevated winemaking after the fall of the Roman Empire
Trump renews attacks on Pope Leo over Iran war, accuses him of endangering Catholics Kate Scanlon May 5, 2026 President Donald Trump on May 5 continued his series of social media and verbal attacks on Pope Leo XIV, accusing him in a radio interview of “endangering” Catholics through his opposition to the Iran war.
‘We have to protect creation’: At Spanish convent, Franciscan sisters breed rare giant rabbit OSV News May 5, 2026 Sister Consuelo Peset Laudeña’s morning routine is not what one would typically expect from an abbess. Before prayers and breakfast, she heads to inspect, one by one, cages housing 35 giant rabbits and their young inside the Convent of St. Anthony of Padua in Central Spain.
National shrine planned to honor Venerable Augustus Tolton in western Illinois Simone Orendain May 5, 2026 The first publicly recognized Black Catholic priest in the United States — who has already had 40 potential miracles through his intercession investigated — is now getting his own national shrine in western Illinois where he grew up and once served.
Historic Catholic church in Mozambique destroyed in ‘scene of terror’ by Islamic extremists Junno Arocho Esteves May 5, 2026 A Catholic church in northern Mozambique was targeted in an attack by the Islamic State group that has carried out attacks against Christians and Muslims in the country since 2017.
In the garden Effie Caldarola May 5, 2026 It’s spring. Let’s take our prayer to the gardens where we hear the voice of someone who promises never to leave us alone, and who calls our name in the shadowy dawn.
Question Corner: Can a Catholic date a person whose marriage has not been annulled or is this a sin? Jenna Marie Cooper May 5, 2026 Our belief in the absolute permanence of marriage is rooted in what Jesus himself taught us in St. Matthew’s Gospel…
Father John Courtney Murray: Advocate for cooperation between church, state Russell Shaw May 2, 2026 By all odds, the distinguished intellectual landmark in the project of integrating Catholicism and Americanism is “We Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition,” a collection of essays published in 1960 by the theologian Jesuit Father John Courtney Murray.
In thanksgiving for the gift of baptism George Weigel April 30, 2026 Participation in the “communion of saints” is one of the great gifts conferred in baptism. As I give thanks for the gift of my baptism seventy-five years ago, it is incorporation into this “great cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12:1) for which I am particularly grateful.
An overnight trip to see an off-off-off-off-off-off-Broadway musical Rita Buettner April 29, 2026 Back in the fall, my sister Maureen reached out to tell us that her son, a junior in high school, had landed an actual role in his school musical.
