Pope Leo cancels Assisi visit on doctor’s advice following lung surgery 48 years after installation, St. John Paul II provides moral foundation for today’s tech race Trump holds Oval Office meeting with some US bishops shortly before midterms Georgia Martyrs’ beatification the next big event for US Church Giving immigrants a face by sharing stories Local News Giving immigrants a face by sharing stories Katie V. Jones October 23, 2026 Of average height and with thick white hair, Sister Norma Pimentel of the Missionaries of Jesus is not an imposing figure. Her soft, steady voice, however, captivated the audience at Church of the Nativity Oct. 21, as she shared stories about working with refugees in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. Sister Michael Kathleen Deane, former longtime Rosedale principal, dies Catholic Review Staff October 23, 2026 Sister Michael taught elementary grades in Baltimore City at Ss. Phillip and James School, St. Katharine School, and Shrine of the Little Flower School. in Baltimore. She then taught at Immaculate Conception School in Towson and St. Clement Mary Hofbauer School in Rosedale. Following a few years teaching in Bethesda, Sister Michael returned to St. Clement as principal of the school for 23 years. After her time at St. Clement, she spent more than a decade volunteering at The Catholic High School of Baltimore. A mission-style home in Arlington becomes the headquarters for a global congregation Ann M. Augherton October 22, 2026 A historic Spanish-mission style home sits on 25th Street in North Arlington not far from Marymount University. In 1907, Frank Lyon had it built as his family home. Life is Beautiful Mass recognizes Monsignor Farmer and a daughter of a saint Katie V. Jones October 21, 2026 Though only steps away at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore, Monsignor James Farmer arrived late to a luncheon in his honor at the Catholic Center Oct. 18. The longtime pro-life advocate had remained at the basilica to celebrate a baptism for a family friend just minutes after receiving the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Culture of Life Medal of Honor during the annual Life is Beautiful Mass. 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Adults might be wondering how to share such news with children, whether kids have heard prayers for the pope or a family member is facing a difficult diagnosis. Georgia martyrs and the American missionary spirit Father Anthony D. Andreassi October 17, 2026 Earlier this month on Oct. 3, Catholics around the world marked the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi. Not long after his death in 1226, his spiritual sons would carry the Gospel far beyond Italy to Africa, Asia and, eventually, to the Americas. And on Oct. 31, the Church will beatify five Franciscan missionaries from Spain who were martyred in 1597 in what is now the state of Georgia. Catholicism comes to the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies Father Anthony D. Andreassi October 16, 2026 Across this vast region, the faith first took root through the work of missionaries among Native peoples before growing with the arrival of settlers and immigrants during the 19th century. 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Giving immigrants a face by sharing stories Katie V. Jones October 23, 2026 Of average height and with thick white hair, Sister Norma Pimentel of the Missionaries of Jesus is not an imposing figure. Her soft, steady voice, however, captivated the audience at Church of the Nativity Oct. 21, as she shared stories about working with refugees in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.
Sister Michael Kathleen Deane, former longtime Rosedale principal, dies Catholic Review Staff October 23, 2026 Sister Michael taught elementary grades in Baltimore City at Ss. Phillip and James School, St. Katharine School, and Shrine of the Little Flower School. in Baltimore. She then taught at Immaculate Conception School in Towson and St. Clement Mary Hofbauer School in Rosedale. Following a few years teaching in Bethesda, Sister Michael returned to St. Clement as principal of the school for 23 years. After her time at St. Clement, she spent more than a decade volunteering at The Catholic High School of Baltimore.
A mission-style home in Arlington becomes the headquarters for a global congregation Ann M. Augherton October 22, 2026 A historic Spanish-mission style home sits on 25th Street in North Arlington not far from Marymount University. In 1907, Frank Lyon had it built as his family home.
Life is Beautiful Mass recognizes Monsignor Farmer and a daughter of a saint Katie V. Jones October 21, 2026 Though only steps away at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore, Monsignor James Farmer arrived late to a luncheon in his honor at the Catholic Center Oct. 18. The longtime pro-life advocate had remained at the basilica to celebrate a baptism for a family friend just minutes after receiving the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Culture of Life Medal of Honor during the annual Life is Beautiful Mass.
Pope Leo cancels Assisi visit on doctor’s advice following lung surgery Junno Arocho Esteves October 23, 2026 Following his doctor’s advice, Pope Leo XIV will not travel to Assisi Oct. 27 to mark the 40th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s landmark World Day of Prayer for Peace, the Vatican said.
48 years after installation, St. John Paul II provides moral foundation for today’s tech race Katarzyna Szalajko October 23, 2026 As the Catholic Church marks the feast of St. John Paul II, scholars and Church leaders are pointing to the late pope’s teachings as a guide for navigating the rapid rise of technology development.
Trump holds Oval Office meeting with some US bishops shortly before midterms Kate Scanlon October 23, 2026 A dozen U.S. Catholic bishops met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office Oct. 22 for a meeting that a White House official indicated included discussions on topics such as religious freedom and school choice.
Georgia Martyrs’ beatification the next big event for US Church Maria Wiering October 23, 2026 While six years separate the two most recent U.S. beatifications of Blessed Michael J. McGivney in 2020 and Blessed Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24, mere weeks pass before the next: five Franciscan friars known as the Georgia Martyrs on Oct. 31.
A trip to St. Rita’s Shrine Rita Buettner October 22, 2026 It was a beautiful day—a day of friendship and prayer, a day of peace and discovery, and a day when we connected more deeply with a saint who is so beloved by so many.
AI and evangelization George Weigel October 21, 2026 During a Gaudium et Spes 22 podcast on the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas this past June, I said to my friend Larry Chapp, perhaps more flippantly than the subject warranted, that the folks leading the AI revolution “don’t know the difference between metaphysics and Metamucil.” That is, they seem oblivious to the truth that there are deep truths inscribed into the human condition: truths that we can know by reason (and, Christians would insist, by revelation); truths that disclose the pathways to personal flourishing and social solidarity.
How to talk with kids about cancer Laura Kelly Fanucci October 20, 2026 With Pope Leo’s recent diagnosis and extra prayers for the Holy Father added to every parish’s Prayers of the Faithful, conversations on cancer have taken center stage. Adults might be wondering how to share such news with children, whether kids have heard prayers for the pope or a family member is facing a difficult diagnosis.
Georgia martyrs and the American missionary spirit Father Anthony D. Andreassi October 17, 2026 Earlier this month on Oct. 3, Catholics around the world marked the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi. Not long after his death in 1226, his spiritual sons would carry the Gospel far beyond Italy to Africa, Asia and, eventually, to the Americas. And on Oct. 31, the Church will beatify five Franciscan missionaries from Spain who were martyred in 1597 in what is now the state of Georgia.
Catholicism comes to the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies Father Anthony D. Andreassi October 16, 2026 Across this vast region, the faith first took root through the work of missionaries among Native peoples before growing with the arrival of settlers and immigrants during the 19th century.
