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Get ready for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s stops in the Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Review Staff May 27, 2026 Catholics from across Maryland will have an opportunity this June to take part in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage as it passes through the Archdiocese of Baltimore on its way from Florida, up the East Coast to Maine and then to Philadelphia as part of celebrations surrounding America’s 250th anniversary. Radio Interview: From Russian prince to American frontier priest Catholic Review Staff May 26, 2026 In the early years of the Catholic Church in the United States, few figures were as unlikely – or as fascinating – as Prince Demetrius Augustin Gallitzin. Born into Russian nobility with Catherine the Great as his godmother, Gallitzin became a Catholic priest on the American frontier, earning the title “Apostle of the Alleghenies.” From Queen City to crossroads Katie V. Jones May 26, 2026 The city still bears its old nickname, “Queen City,” and the bones of its former greatness are still visible. More Local News World News Facing soaring fuel and fertilizer prices, Catholic farmers lean on faith Kimberly Heatherington May 28, 2026 Farming, even in the best of times, can be a rather precarious vocation. It’s dangerous work, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration; it’s economically volatile, due to high production costs and fluctuations in market prices; there are climate risks from droughts, floods, and pests. Supreme Court declines to dismiss Peter’s Pence lawsuit OSV News May 28, 2026 The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ efforts to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it misled donors about the purposes of the annual Peter’s Pence collection. Why Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is a Catholic journey Leonard J. DeLorenzo May 28, 2026 Because J.R.R. Tolkien was a serious Catholic, one might assume that religion would be evident in his literary masterpiece. Yet, there is no religion in “The Lord of the Rings.” There is magic and even glimpses of the demonic, but the world Tolkien creates is a world wholly contained within itself. It is a large world, an old world, even a mythological world in its own way, but everything is within that world. Pope Leo calls for ‘openness’ to Church reform that respects tradition Josephine Peterson May 27, 2026 Amid renewed tensions between the Vatican and traditionalist Catholics over the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Leo XIV defended Church reform as a legitimate process that adapts to current needs while remaining rooted in authentic tradition. More World News Commentary ‘Magnifica Humanitas’: A feast of a message needing measured bites Elizabeth Scalia May 28, 2026 Coming in at 42,000 words, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” is massive. It’s huge. 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Monsignor Paul Cook remembered for devotion to parishioners and leadership in Archdiocese of Baltimore Susan Hines-Brigger May 28, 2026 Monsignor Paul Cook, former longtime pastor of St. Joseph in Cockeysville, was remembered as being deeply attentive, compassionate and personally invested in the lives of the people he served during 37 years at the Baltimore County parish.
Get ready for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s stops in the Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Review Staff May 27, 2026 Catholics from across Maryland will have an opportunity this June to take part in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage as it passes through the Archdiocese of Baltimore on its way from Florida, up the East Coast to Maine and then to Philadelphia as part of celebrations surrounding America’s 250th anniversary.
Radio Interview: From Russian prince to American frontier priest Catholic Review Staff May 26, 2026 In the early years of the Catholic Church in the United States, few figures were as unlikely – or as fascinating – as Prince Demetrius Augustin Gallitzin. Born into Russian nobility with Catherine the Great as his godmother, Gallitzin became a Catholic priest on the American frontier, earning the title “Apostle of the Alleghenies.”
From Queen City to crossroads Katie V. Jones May 26, 2026 The city still bears its old nickname, “Queen City,” and the bones of its former greatness are still visible.
Facing soaring fuel and fertilizer prices, Catholic farmers lean on faith Kimberly Heatherington May 28, 2026 Farming, even in the best of times, can be a rather precarious vocation. It’s dangerous work, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration; it’s economically volatile, due to high production costs and fluctuations in market prices; there are climate risks from droughts, floods, and pests.
Supreme Court declines to dismiss Peter’s Pence lawsuit OSV News May 28, 2026 The U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ efforts to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it misled donors about the purposes of the annual Peter’s Pence collection.
Why Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is a Catholic journey Leonard J. DeLorenzo May 28, 2026 Because J.R.R. Tolkien was a serious Catholic, one might assume that religion would be evident in his literary masterpiece. Yet, there is no religion in “The Lord of the Rings.” There is magic and even glimpses of the demonic, but the world Tolkien creates is a world wholly contained within itself. It is a large world, an old world, even a mythological world in its own way, but everything is within that world.
Pope Leo calls for ‘openness’ to Church reform that respects tradition Josephine Peterson May 27, 2026 Amid renewed tensions between the Vatican and traditionalist Catholics over the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Leo XIV defended Church reform as a legitimate process that adapts to current needs while remaining rooted in authentic tradition.
‘Magnifica Humanitas’: A feast of a message needing measured bites Elizabeth Scalia May 28, 2026 Coming in at 42,000 words, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” is massive. It’s huge. It is clear-eyed and comprehensive and so chock-full of good stuff that it must be consumed bit-by-bit, like a many-coursed Roman feast — best to go at it slowly, savoring small bites, perhaps even taking a little break between morsels if you hope to make it to the caffe and cannoli.
Question Corner: Will everyone know each other’s sins at the last judgement? Jenna Marie Cooper May 27, 2026 When Jesus comes again to judge us all, how public will this be? As in, will everyone know each other’s sins when this happens?
‘Magnifica Humanitas’ explores being human in the age of artificial intelligence Bishop John P. Dolan May 26, 2026 Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” arrives at a defining moment in human history. Artificial intelligence and digital technologies are reshaping every dimension of modern life: communication, labor, economics, medicine, education and even our relationships. “Never has humanity had so much power over itself,” the pope writes.
What the pope’s new encyclical on AI Is asking of you Charlie Camosy May 25, 2026 Many have heard that this new technology threatens to displace all sorts of workers, but such a threat, as real and profound as it is, is by no means the only one.
Flannery O’Connor: Southern writer made Catholic vision ‘apparent by shock’ Russell Shaw May 23, 2026 Flannery O’Connor was not an evangelist. She was an artist, one of the most gifted American fiction writers of the 20th century. But a profoundly Catholic theological vision informs her art, giving her stories resonance and depth that sound deep — and sometimes deeply disturbing — spiritual chords.
