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Radio Interview: Nurturing faith in young hearts Catholic Review Staff June 8, 2026 Drawing on more than two decades of youth ministry experience, Christopher Wesley discusses how parishes can help young people find belonging, purpose and identity, while encouraging parents to build strong faith-centered communities around their families.
Local Catholic leaders reflect on Pope Leo XIV’s vision for AI Katie V. Jones June 8, 2026 As Catholics continue to absorb Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, one takeaway stands out to Deacon Frederick “Fritz” Bauerschmidt: the pope is trying to help the church understand a technological revolution while it is still unfolding.
From Catonsville to Uganda, faith and loss inspires mission of hope Katie V. Jones June 8, 2026 When Ann Bartlinski was in Uganda in January 2025, visiting and delivering food to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Masaka, she saw a mother with a very sick child.
Pope Leo XIV briefly meets Bad Bunny in Madrid Maria Wiering June 9, 2026 Pope Leo XIV met the Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny in Madrid June 8, after joking days earlier that he would be vying against the singer for Spaniards’ attention as their tours in Spain’s capital overlapped.
Christian harassment cases rise in Israel as advocates urge victims to report incidents Judith Sudilovsky June 9, 2026 There has been a sharp rise in reported harassment against Christians in Israel, according to new data presented June 4 by the Religious Freedom Data Center.
Lego announces new set designed after Spain’s Sagrada Família basilica OSV News June 9, 2026 To commemorate the centennial year of the death of famed architect Antoni Gaudí, who designed Spain’s Sagrada Família basilica, The Lego Group announced June 4 the release of a new model kit of the church, calling it one of the world’s “most recognizable and ambitious” buildings.
Pope helps celebrate joy of being human, seeking truth, embracing wounds Carol Glatz June 9, 2026 At the start of his fourth trip abroad, Pope Leo XIV humbly predicted that young Spaniards would more likely attend shows scheduled on the same days as his visit starring a fellow-American, Bad Bunny, who has the most audio streams in the world.
Question Corner: What does it mean if a couple is asked to ‘live as brother and sister’ during an annulment process? Jenna Marie Cooper June 9, 2026 If the original marriage is presumed to be a true and binding one, then living as a married person with a new spouse is technically committing adultery — even if most divorced and remarried people wouldn’t subjectively experience it this way.
Why the bishops are consecrating the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Archbishop Thomas Wenski June 9, 2026 In linking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with the devotion to the Sacred Heart, the bishops invite us to reflect with gratitude on the blessings God has bestowed on our nation but, at the same time, devotion to the Sacred Heart demands that we consider how we might foster truth, justice and charity in American life.
Mother Cabrini: First U.S. citizen canonized a saint dedicated life to New York’s Italian immigrants Russell Shaw June 6, 2026 The heroic love of God and neighbor that motivated her was formally recognized in 1946 when Frances Cabrini was declared a saint. That made her the first U.S. citizen to be canonized — even though she remained, in the words of a historian, “Italian … to the very marrow of her bones.”
Question Corner: When does a priest promise celibacy in the ordination process? Jenna Marie Cooper June 3, 2026 Hypothetically, what would happen if the bishop accidentally left out the part of the ordination Mass where the future priest promises celibacy? That wouldn’t mean that the new priest was actually free to marry, would it?
John Paul II and America George Weigel June 3, 2026 As America approaches its 250th birthday, it would do well to remember that the emblematic figure of the second half of the twentieth century had such high hopes for us: hopes that now seem a call to a national examination of conscience.
