Movie Review: ‘You, Me & Tuscany’ Pope decries horror, inhumanity that ‘some adults boast of with pride’ Vilnius’ hospice stands as a living work of Divine Mercy as city prepares to host global congress Pope Leo’s Africa trip will be his longest trip yet ANALYSIS: Deepfake popes and bishops abound: Here’s how Church can push back ‘AI attack’ on truth Local News Archbishop Lori will celebrate vigil for peace Catholic Review Staff April 8, 2026 After President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to Iran earlier this week that threatened a “whole civilization will die” if certain conditions were not met, Archbishop William E. Lori announced he will celebrate a Vigil for Peace at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland April 11 at 6 p.m. Fired Planned Parenthood whistleblower addresses Maryland March for Life George P. Matysek Jr. April 8, 2026 On a warm April 6 evening in Annapolis, Mayra Rodriguez – Planned Parenthood’s 2016 Employee of the Year – stood before several hundred participants at the 47th annual Maryland March for Life with a starkly different message. She urged those gathered to confront what she described as the truth about abortion and its consequences. Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic schools name new associate superintendent Catholic Review Staff April 7, 2026 The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced March 31 the appointment of Heather Cucuzzella as associate superintendent of its Catholic schools. Radio Interview: A conversation with local converts Catholic Review Staff April 7, 2026 This Easter marks a remarkable moment in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, where more than 1,280 catechumens and candidates entered into full communion with the Catholic Church — a number drawn from those attending formal rites and not including several hundred others welcomed at individual parishes. In this episode of Catholic Review Radio, host Rita Buettner highlights two of these journeys. More Local News World News Pope decries horror, inhumanity that ‘some adults boast of with pride’ Carol Glatz April 12, 2026 Warning against an increasingly unpredictable and aggressive “delusion of omnipotence” threatening the globe, Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders and individuals to empty their hearts and minds of hatred and violence, and to start serving life. Vilnius’ hospice stands as a living work of Divine Mercy as city prepares to host global congress Katarzyna Szalajko April 12, 2026 Thousands of pilgrims are expected to gather in June in the Lithuanian capital for the sixth World Apostolic Congress on Mercy, or WACOM, a five-day event that has previously been held in cities such as Rome, Kraków, Bogota and Manila. Pope Leo’s Africa trip will be his longest trip yet Courtney Mares April 11, 2026 Pope Leo XIV will begin his first apostolic journey to Africa on April 13, traveling more than 11,000 miles over 11 days across Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. ANALYSIS: Deepfake popes and bishops abound: Here’s how Church can push back ‘AI attack’ on truth Kimberly Heatherington April 11, 2026 The scene in the video shared over Instagram is charged with confrontation — bulletproof-vested and masked U.S. immigration agents, some of them with egg-spatter on them, are confronted by a silver-haired Catholic bishop on the steps of a Gothic-looking church. More World News Commentary 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… The Little Girl at the Cross: Our Faith Is Always New Rita Buettner April 5, 2026 When it was her turn, she walked right up to the cross, carefully leaned down very low, and gave the dark wood a kiss. Then she bounced away. An Easter Reflection: Winning with Joy Rita Buettner April 5, 2026 The Easter season is a time for rejoicing—not just for ourselves, but in a way that invites those around us to join in the celebration. 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.
Archbishop Lori will celebrate vigil for peace Catholic Review Staff April 8, 2026 After President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to Iran earlier this week that threatened a “whole civilization will die” if certain conditions were not met, Archbishop William E. Lori announced he will celebrate a Vigil for Peace at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland April 11 at 6 p.m.
Fired Planned Parenthood whistleblower addresses Maryland March for Life George P. Matysek Jr. April 8, 2026 On a warm April 6 evening in Annapolis, Mayra Rodriguez – Planned Parenthood’s 2016 Employee of the Year – stood before several hundred participants at the 47th annual Maryland March for Life with a starkly different message. She urged those gathered to confront what she described as the truth about abortion and its consequences.
Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic schools name new associate superintendent Catholic Review Staff April 7, 2026 The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced March 31 the appointment of Heather Cucuzzella as associate superintendent of its Catholic schools.
Radio Interview: A conversation with local converts Catholic Review Staff April 7, 2026 This Easter marks a remarkable moment in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, where more than 1,280 catechumens and candidates entered into full communion with the Catholic Church — a number drawn from those attending formal rites and not including several hundred others welcomed at individual parishes. In this episode of Catholic Review Radio, host Rita Buettner highlights two of these journeys.
Pope decries horror, inhumanity that ‘some adults boast of with pride’ Carol Glatz April 12, 2026 Warning against an increasingly unpredictable and aggressive “delusion of omnipotence” threatening the globe, Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders and individuals to empty their hearts and minds of hatred and violence, and to start serving life.
Vilnius’ hospice stands as a living work of Divine Mercy as city prepares to host global congress Katarzyna Szalajko April 12, 2026 Thousands of pilgrims are expected to gather in June in the Lithuanian capital for the sixth World Apostolic Congress on Mercy, or WACOM, a five-day event that has previously been held in cities such as Rome, Kraków, Bogota and Manila.
Pope Leo’s Africa trip will be his longest trip yet Courtney Mares April 11, 2026 Pope Leo XIV will begin his first apostolic journey to Africa on April 13, traveling more than 11,000 miles over 11 days across Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea.
ANALYSIS: Deepfake popes and bishops abound: Here’s how Church can push back ‘AI attack’ on truth Kimberly Heatherington April 11, 2026 The scene in the video shared over Instagram is charged with confrontation — bulletproof-vested and masked U.S. immigration agents, some of them with egg-spatter on them, are confronted by a silver-haired Catholic bishop on the steps of a Gothic-looking church.
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…
The Little Girl at the Cross: Our Faith Is Always New Rita Buettner April 5, 2026 When it was her turn, she walked right up to the cross, carefully leaned down very low, and gave the dark wood a kiss. Then she bounced away.
An Easter Reflection: Winning with Joy Rita Buettner April 5, 2026 The Easter season is a time for rejoicing—not just for ourselves, but in a way that invites those around us to join in the celebration.
