Spain’s Sagrada Familia Basilica invites visitors to see ‘Bible in stone’ Radio Interview: Forgiveness and Divine Mercy Pope Leo responds to Trump: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ US cardinals speak out against Iran war, mass deportations in 60 Minutes appearance Purple Sheep Project going strong after 12 years, emphasizing joy of giving Local News Spain’s Sagrada Familia Basilica invites visitors to see ‘Bible in stone’ Christopher Gunty April 13, 2026 Visitors to the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, don’t even have to go inside the basilica to be inspired. The exterior of the basilica itself is a “Bible in stone in the facades,” according to Mauricio Cortés Sierra, the lead architect for the basilica’s Tower of Christ that was completed earlier this year. Radio Interview: Forgiveness and Divine Mercy Catholic Review Staff April 13, 2026 Our God is a merciful God, and that is ever-present especially in the sacrament of reconciliation or confession. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Father Michael DeAscanis, pastor of St. Louis Parish in Clarksville and St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fulton, about his great joy in bringing people back into communion with God through confession. Purple Sheep Project going strong after 12 years, emphasizing joy of giving Erik Zygmont April 13, 2026 For three-quarters of her life, Gabriela Huff, 16, has made her birthday about giving rather than getting. At peace vigil, Archbishop Lori condemns threats of ‘obliterating’ a civilization George P. Matysek Jr. April 12, 2026 Echoing Pope Leo XIV’s repeated calls for an end to the war in the Middle East, Archbishop William E. Lori insisted during an April 11 prayer vigil that peace is more than the absence of conflict. More Local News World News Pope Leo responds to Trump: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ Courtney Mares April 13, 2026 Pope Leo XIV said April 13 he has “no fear” of President Donald Trump’s administration and responded to Trump’s criticism by telling journalists that his message to the U.S. president is “the message of the Gospel: Blessed are the peacemakers.” US cardinals speak out against Iran war, mass deportations in 60 Minutes appearance Lauretta Brown April 13, 2026 Three American cardinals voiced their concerns over the Iran war, mass deportations and more in an interview that aired April 12 on CBS’s “60 Minutes.” Pope Leo arrives in Algeria on first-ever papal visit to the country Courtney Mares April 13, 2026 Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on the morning of April 13, becoming the first pope to make an apostolic journey to the North Africa nation, the first stop of the pope’s 11-day, four-country tour of Africa. Trump lashes out at Pope Leo amid Iran war rebuke Kate Scanlon April 13, 2026 President Donald Trump lashed out at Pope Leo XIV on social media and in verbal remarks April 12, calling him “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy,” as tensions escalate in the Mideast. More World News Commentary Eternal investment Carole Norris Greene April 13, 2026 Lose no opportunity to invest quality time with children at every stage of their lives. Remind them of how precious they are. Teach them as they grow how to recognize opportunities to spread the good news of salvation that our resurrected Lord makes attainable for generations to come. Fly Me to the Moon (or Fly Someone Else and Let Me Watch) Rita Buettner April 12, 2026 This type of encounter helps us see the beauty and the power and the imagination behind God’s creation. Orestes Brownson: A spiritual seeker turned prominent Catholic intellectual ‘bomb-thrower’ Russell Shaw April 11, 2026 By the end of his life, Orestes Brownson, who was the most distinguished American Catholic public intellectual of the 19th century, had become a ferocious critic of the Americanist path that most of his fellow Catholics had chosen. Mary, icon of the Church Leonard J. DeLorenzo April 9, 2026 On a snow-covered winter day in 1842, Father Edward Sorin stood before a frozen lake in northern Indiana and did something audacious. He consecrated the land, the institution he was about to found and every soul who would ever study or work there to the Blessed Virgin Mary — and he did this not as an afterthought or pious decoration, but as the founding act itself. Why did Jesus never directly answer whether he was ‘king of the Jews?’ Jenna Marie Cooper April 7, 2026 Jesus never directly answered, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Instead of simply saying “Yes,” full stop, Jesus gave what many consider to be sidestep answers… More Commentary Featured Video The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA), home to the largest public collection of Matisse’s work in the world, will open an exhibition March 29 featuring a rare group of preparatory drawings for the artist’s Stations of the Cross. The exhibition runs through June 28 and includes more than 80 drawings that trace the development of the monumental work.
Spain’s Sagrada Familia Basilica invites visitors to see ‘Bible in stone’ Christopher Gunty April 13, 2026 Visitors to the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, don’t even have to go inside the basilica to be inspired. The exterior of the basilica itself is a “Bible in stone in the facades,” according to Mauricio Cortés Sierra, the lead architect for the basilica’s Tower of Christ that was completed earlier this year.
Radio Interview: Forgiveness and Divine Mercy Catholic Review Staff April 13, 2026 Our God is a merciful God, and that is ever-present especially in the sacrament of reconciliation or confession. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Father Michael DeAscanis, pastor of St. Louis Parish in Clarksville and St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fulton, about his great joy in bringing people back into communion with God through confession.
Purple Sheep Project going strong after 12 years, emphasizing joy of giving Erik Zygmont April 13, 2026 For three-quarters of her life, Gabriela Huff, 16, has made her birthday about giving rather than getting.
At peace vigil, Archbishop Lori condemns threats of ‘obliterating’ a civilization George P. Matysek Jr. April 12, 2026 Echoing Pope Leo XIV’s repeated calls for an end to the war in the Middle East, Archbishop William E. Lori insisted during an April 11 prayer vigil that peace is more than the absence of conflict.
Pope Leo responds to Trump: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ Courtney Mares April 13, 2026 Pope Leo XIV said April 13 he has “no fear” of President Donald Trump’s administration and responded to Trump’s criticism by telling journalists that his message to the U.S. president is “the message of the Gospel: Blessed are the peacemakers.”
US cardinals speak out against Iran war, mass deportations in 60 Minutes appearance Lauretta Brown April 13, 2026 Three American cardinals voiced their concerns over the Iran war, mass deportations and more in an interview that aired April 12 on CBS’s “60 Minutes.”
Pope Leo arrives in Algeria on first-ever papal visit to the country Courtney Mares April 13, 2026 Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on the morning of April 13, becoming the first pope to make an apostolic journey to the North Africa nation, the first stop of the pope’s 11-day, four-country tour of Africa.
Trump lashes out at Pope Leo amid Iran war rebuke Kate Scanlon April 13, 2026 President Donald Trump lashed out at Pope Leo XIV on social media and in verbal remarks April 12, calling him “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy,” as tensions escalate in the Mideast.
Eternal investment Carole Norris Greene April 13, 2026 Lose no opportunity to invest quality time with children at every stage of their lives. Remind them of how precious they are. Teach them as they grow how to recognize opportunities to spread the good news of salvation that our resurrected Lord makes attainable for generations to come.
Fly Me to the Moon (or Fly Someone Else and Let Me Watch) Rita Buettner April 12, 2026 This type of encounter helps us see the beauty and the power and the imagination behind God’s creation.
Orestes Brownson: A spiritual seeker turned prominent Catholic intellectual ‘bomb-thrower’ Russell Shaw April 11, 2026 By the end of his life, Orestes Brownson, who was the most distinguished American Catholic public intellectual of the 19th century, had become a ferocious critic of the Americanist path that most of his fellow Catholics had chosen.
Mary, icon of the Church Leonard J. DeLorenzo April 9, 2026 On a snow-covered winter day in 1842, Father Edward Sorin stood before a frozen lake in northern Indiana and did something audacious. He consecrated the land, the institution he was about to found and every soul who would ever study or work there to the Blessed Virgin Mary — and he did this not as an afterthought or pious decoration, but as the founding act itself.
Why did Jesus never directly answer whether he was ‘king of the Jews?’ Jenna Marie Cooper April 7, 2026 Jesus never directly answered, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Instead of simply saying “Yes,” full stop, Jesus gave what many consider to be sidestep answers…
