National Eucharistic Pilgrimage arrives in Maryland Pope Leo XIV arrives in Barcelona on eve of Gaudí’s 100th death anniversary Pope Leo XIV briefly meets Bad Bunny in Madrid Christian harassment cases rise in Israel as advocates urge victims to report incidents Lego announces new set designed after Spain’s Sagrada Família basilica Local News National Eucharistic Pilgrimage arrives in Maryland Katie V. Jones June 10, 2026 With the theme, “One Nation Under God,” the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage arrived in the Archdiocese of Baltimore June 9 at the site of the nation’s first monument to George Washington – a stoic stone tower just off the Appalachian Trail in Middletown. New plan, other developments move forward in archdiocesan bankruptcy process Christopher Gunty June 8, 2026 The Archdiocese of Baltimore submitted a second revised form plan June 5 to settle its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, increasing the amount proposed to $246 million to settle civil claims from decades of child sexual abuse by clergy or employees of the Church. 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. More Local News World News Pope Leo XIV arrives in Barcelona on eve of Gaudí’s 100th death anniversary Courtney Mares June 10, 2026 Nearly 100 years after the death of “God’s architect” Antoni Gaudí, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Barcelona on June 9 for a two-day visit to the Catalan capital that will culminate in the inauguration of the crowning tower of his unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Família, or Basilica of the Holy Family. 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. More World News Commentary Special delivery Rita Buettner June 10, 2026 I know there are people who say that a child learns best when they need to deal with the consequences. But I think there are enough hard consequences in life. The lessons I want to teach my children are to respond with compassion. The strength of Jimmy Lai and the weakness of Emperor Xi George Weigel June 10, 2026 What can his fellow Catholics do for Jimmy Lai at the moment? We can hold him in prayer every day. We can urge the Administration to continue to press for Jimmy’s release and we can urge our representatives and senators to press the Administration to keep pressing the Chinese regime. 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.” More Commentary Featured Video Four experts on AI and Catholic teaching join Robert Duncan to discuss Pope Leo’s first encyclical on artificial intelligence and what they believe is its deeper message about the human person in a technological age.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage arrives in Maryland Katie V. Jones June 10, 2026 With the theme, “One Nation Under God,” the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage arrived in the Archdiocese of Baltimore June 9 at the site of the nation’s first monument to George Washington – a stoic stone tower just off the Appalachian Trail in Middletown.
New plan, other developments move forward in archdiocesan bankruptcy process Christopher Gunty June 8, 2026 The Archdiocese of Baltimore submitted a second revised form plan June 5 to settle its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, increasing the amount proposed to $246 million to settle civil claims from decades of child sexual abuse by clergy or employees of the Church.
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.
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Barcelona on eve of Gaudí’s 100th death anniversary Courtney Mares June 10, 2026 Nearly 100 years after the death of “God’s architect” Antoni Gaudí, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Barcelona on June 9 for a two-day visit to the Catalan capital that will culminate in the inauguration of the crowning tower of his unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Família, or Basilica of the Holy Family.
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.
Special delivery Rita Buettner June 10, 2026 I know there are people who say that a child learns best when they need to deal with the consequences. But I think there are enough hard consequences in life. The lessons I want to teach my children are to respond with compassion.
The strength of Jimmy Lai and the weakness of Emperor Xi George Weigel June 10, 2026 What can his fellow Catholics do for Jimmy Lai at the moment? We can hold him in prayer every day. We can urge the Administration to continue to press for Jimmy’s release and we can urge our representatives and senators to press the Administration to keep pressing the Chinese regime.
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.”
