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Faith at bat: Failure, injury, pressure shape high school athletes Gary Lambrecht May 14, 2026 High school athletes often face more than wins and losses. Injuries, setbacks, pressure and disappointment can test their confidence and identity. Coaches, parents and Catholic school mentors say those struggles can also become opportunities for growth in faith, resilience and character.
Sister Geraldine Kent, S.S.J., dies at 95 Catholic Review Staff May 13, 2026 A funeral Mass for Sister of St. Joseph Geraldine Kent (formerly Sister Walter Annice) was offered May 11 at St. Joseph Villa in Chestnut Hill, Pa. Sister Geraldine died May 5. She was 95.
Commencement speakers announced for local Catholic universities Catholic Review Staff May 13, 2026 College graduation ceremonies for the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s four Catholic universities will welcome two business leaders, a local television newscaster and a Norwegian bishop as featured commencement speakers this year.
Archbishop Lori will ordain 12 transitional deacons May 16 George P. Matysek Jr. May 12, 2026 Archbishop William E. Lori will ordain 12 transitional deacons during a 10 a.m. Mass May 16 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
Study: Mass deportation has ‘chilling’ effect on labor market for immigrant, US-citizen workers Kate Scanlon May 15, 2026 A mass deportation effort carried out by President Donald Trump’s administration could have a significant chilling effect on the economy and the labor market, including for U.S.-born workers, according to a new estimate.
Communion and Liberation founder’s sainthood cause heads to Vatican Junno Arocho Esteves May 15, 2026 The diocesan phase of Msgr. Luigi Giussani, founder of the Communion and Liberation movement, has officially concluded, with his case now advancing to the Vatican for further study.
Police recover beloved saint’s relic taken in brazen theft that shocked Czech Catholics Katarzyna Szalajko May 15, 2026 Police announced May 15 that the stolen skull of one of the Czech Republic’s most beloved saints has been found.
UK diocese opens Pedro Ballester’s sainthood cause Junno Arocho Esteves May 15, 2026 The Diocese of Salford in northern England announced it has opened the sainthood cause of Pedro Ballester, a Manchester-born student known for his joy and selflessness until his death from cancer at age 21.
The Final School Lunch Rita Buettner May 14, 2026 Forever ago—or maybe it was just the other day—I packed a lunchbox for my 4-year-old to take to school.
A surprise painting Rita Buettner May 14, 2026 “I love thinking of how God was watching, guiding us toward one another, always knowing how it would come together. He must have enjoyed seeing how we connected over a much-loved painting of a little girl and a dog.”
‘Congratulations!’ What moms want to hear in facing challenging or unexpected pregnancies Molly Sheahan May 10, 2026 Jess Echeverry knows how it feels to face pregnancy and motherhood alone. She experienced trauma, homelessness and three unexpected pregnancies before age 22.
Dorothy Day: Catholic Worker founder pioneered a faith-based alternative to secularist progressivism Russell Shaw May 9, 2026 Dorothy Day was co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement and longtime editor of the penny-a-copy newspaper of the same name. From the mid-1930s to the early 1980s, she preached radical Christianity and no less radical social activism to a sometimes appreciative, sometimes puzzled, sometimes angry audience of American Catholics.
The Mom Friends You Need Rita Buettner May 8, 2026 Before becoming a mother, I had no idea how important my relationships with other mothers would be.
