Analysis: Will President Trump’s recent attacks on Pope Leo cost him Catholic voters? Bishop Walsh wins state mock trial competition for second straight year Sister Joan McCann, O.P., former principal, dies at 85 National Eucharistic Congress says use of ‘one nation under God’ is about ‘spiritual renewal’ Trump participates in Bible reading after AI depiction resembling Jesus, Pope Leo controversies Local News Bishop Walsh wins state mock trial competition for second straight year Katie V. Jones April 22, 2026 It was a special moment when the small Cumberland-based Bishop Walsh School’s mock trial team qualified to go back to Annapolis and defend its 2025 state title. Sister Joan McCann, O.P., former principal, dies at 85 Catholic Review Staff April 22, 2026 In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Joan was a former teacher and principal of St. Rose of Lima School in Brooklyn. Elsewhere, she ministered in Illinois, Wisconsin, Georgia, Illinois and Washington, D.C. Maryland Catholic Conference engages wide-ranging state legislation in 2026 Christopher Gunty April 22, 2026 Life issues, immigration, juvenile justice and education were key issues addressed during the Maryland General Assembly session that ended April 13 that the Maryland Catholic Conference followed and took stances on. Radio Interview: Learn more about Sagrada Familia Basilica Catholic Review Staff April 20, 2026 Christopher Gunty speaks with architect Mauricio Cortés Sierra, one of the lead designers at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia. He shares how Antoni Gaudí’s original vision continues to shape the basilica more than 140 years after construction began. More Local News World News Analysis: Will President Trump’s recent attacks on Pope Leo cost him Catholic voters? Kimberly Heatherington April 22, 2026 Why would the president of the United States pick a fight with the pope? National Eucharistic Congress says use of ‘one nation under God’ is about ‘spiritual renewal’ Gina Christian April 22, 2026 Amid what it called “a moment of heightened tension” in the U.S. and the world, the National Eucharistic Congress said its use of the phrase “one nation under God” is “not about political statements, but about spiritual renewal.” Trump participates in Bible reading after AI depiction resembling Jesus, Pope Leo controversies Kate Scanlon April 22, 2026 President Donald Trump participated April 21 in an event called “America Reads the Bible,” speaking by prerecorded video message to read from Scripture. Pope Leo meets Equatorial Guinea’s dictator, quoting St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’ Courtney Mares April 22, 2026 Pope Leo XIV arrived April 21 in Equatorial Guinea, the fourth and final country of his 11-day apostolic journey in Africa, where the pope met the country’s longtime ruler and urged the country’s civil authorities to choose justice over power, quoting St. Augustine’s “City of God.” More World News Commentary ‘Les Misérables’ and the moral questions behind migration Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio April 22, 2026 On a recent vacation, I read Victor Hugo’s “Les Misérables.” Hugo was truly a poet and philosopher. “Les Misérables” became one of his most popular works through its musical presentation on Broadway and later as a film. It tells various stories about life with distinct and complicated moral issues that need resolution. Question Corner: Is there a time limit on a declaration of nullity appeal to the Roman Rota? Jenna Marie Cooper April 22, 2026 I have a question about appeals to Rome of the declaration of nullity process. The metropolitan tribunal of my local archdiocese has completed their review of the case and stated that it has been proved that there is sufficient ground to find the marriage invalid (“decision in the affirmative”). Pope Leo XIV, the world’s conscience: A Jewish perspective Menachem Z. Rosensaft April 22, 2026 The last thing a Jewish academic like myself with no grounding in Christian theology should want to do at this particular time is to weigh in on the attacks against Pope Leo XIV by President Trump, Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson and others. The Pope and the President: Means and Ends Father Thomas Ulshafer, P.S.S. April 21, 2026 When President Donald Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social on April 12, he sidestepped the substance of the pope’s message. Old lines, new thoughts: Writing out a Gospel by hand Elizabeth Scalia April 20, 2026 Because my Lent took a nosedive about two-thirds of the way through, I am still immersed in a project I undertook in order to get my spiritual groove back: Writing out the Gospel of Mark, in longhand. 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.
Bishop Walsh wins state mock trial competition for second straight year Katie V. Jones April 22, 2026 It was a special moment when the small Cumberland-based Bishop Walsh School’s mock trial team qualified to go back to Annapolis and defend its 2025 state title.
Sister Joan McCann, O.P., former principal, dies at 85 Catholic Review Staff April 22, 2026 In the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Sister Joan was a former teacher and principal of St. Rose of Lima School in Brooklyn. Elsewhere, she ministered in Illinois, Wisconsin, Georgia, Illinois and Washington, D.C.
Maryland Catholic Conference engages wide-ranging state legislation in 2026 Christopher Gunty April 22, 2026 Life issues, immigration, juvenile justice and education were key issues addressed during the Maryland General Assembly session that ended April 13 that the Maryland Catholic Conference followed and took stances on.
Radio Interview: Learn more about Sagrada Familia Basilica Catholic Review Staff April 20, 2026 Christopher Gunty speaks with architect Mauricio Cortés Sierra, one of the lead designers at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia. He shares how Antoni Gaudí’s original vision continues to shape the basilica more than 140 years after construction began.
Analysis: Will President Trump’s recent attacks on Pope Leo cost him Catholic voters? Kimberly Heatherington April 22, 2026 Why would the president of the United States pick a fight with the pope?
National Eucharistic Congress says use of ‘one nation under God’ is about ‘spiritual renewal’ Gina Christian April 22, 2026 Amid what it called “a moment of heightened tension” in the U.S. and the world, the National Eucharistic Congress said its use of the phrase “one nation under God” is “not about political statements, but about spiritual renewal.”
Trump participates in Bible reading after AI depiction resembling Jesus, Pope Leo controversies Kate Scanlon April 22, 2026 President Donald Trump participated April 21 in an event called “America Reads the Bible,” speaking by prerecorded video message to read from Scripture.
Pope Leo meets Equatorial Guinea’s dictator, quoting St. Augustine’s ‘City of God’ Courtney Mares April 22, 2026 Pope Leo XIV arrived April 21 in Equatorial Guinea, the fourth and final country of his 11-day apostolic journey in Africa, where the pope met the country’s longtime ruler and urged the country’s civil authorities to choose justice over power, quoting St. Augustine’s “City of God.”
‘Les Misérables’ and the moral questions behind migration Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio April 22, 2026 On a recent vacation, I read Victor Hugo’s “Les Misérables.” Hugo was truly a poet and philosopher. “Les Misérables” became one of his most popular works through its musical presentation on Broadway and later as a film. It tells various stories about life with distinct and complicated moral issues that need resolution.
Question Corner: Is there a time limit on a declaration of nullity appeal to the Roman Rota? Jenna Marie Cooper April 22, 2026 I have a question about appeals to Rome of the declaration of nullity process. The metropolitan tribunal of my local archdiocese has completed their review of the case and stated that it has been proved that there is sufficient ground to find the marriage invalid (“decision in the affirmative”).
Pope Leo XIV, the world’s conscience: A Jewish perspective Menachem Z. Rosensaft April 22, 2026 The last thing a Jewish academic like myself with no grounding in Christian theology should want to do at this particular time is to weigh in on the attacks against Pope Leo XIV by President Trump, Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson and others.
The Pope and the President: Means and Ends Father Thomas Ulshafer, P.S.S. April 21, 2026 When President Donald Trump criticized Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social on April 12, he sidestepped the substance of the pope’s message.
Old lines, new thoughts: Writing out a Gospel by hand Elizabeth Scalia April 20, 2026 Because my Lent took a nosedive about two-thirds of the way through, I am still immersed in a project I undertook in order to get my spiritual groove back: Writing out the Gospel of Mark, in longhand.
