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‘Traveling museum’ from Catholic Charities will visit Baltimore June 2-3 Katie V. Jones May 25, 2026 The traveling museum has already visited cities in New York, Connecticut and Vermont and will stop at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland June 2 and 3.
Archbishop William E. Lori has announced the appointment of new pastors and the assignments of permanent deacons Catholic Review Staff May 24, 2026 Archbishop William E. Lori announces the following appointments:
Former Baltimore pathologist professes perpetual vows with Children of Mary Jenna Mattern May 22, 2026 Dr. Emily Wilding spent her career as an anatomic pathologist diagnosing disease through the close study of the body’s tissues. Through prayer and eucharistic devotion, she discerned a different calling – and left medicine for religious life as Sister Imelda Joy.
Monsignor Joseph Lizor, oldest priest in Baltimore archdiocese and former Edgemere pastor, dies at 94 Katie V. Jones May 21, 2026 Monsignor Joseph Lizor Jr., the oldest priest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and a former longtime Baltimore County pastor known for his unwavering devotion to parishioners, died May 18. He was 94.
‘Magnifica Humanitas’: Pope Leo’s AI encyclical warns of temptation to build future excluding God Courtney Mares May 25, 2026 Pope Leo XIV published his landmark encyclical on artificial intelligence “Magnifica Humanitas” May 25, comparing the attempt to build an AI future that excludes God to the “Tower of Babel” and underlining the need to safeguard human dignity as it is “threatened by new forms of dehumanization.”
Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI a ‘powerful reminder’ of human dignity, says Archbishop Coakley Gina Christian May 25, 2026 Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, which addresses artificial intelligence, is “a powerful reminder that no technology can replace a child of God, and all technology should be placed at the service of helping humanity thrive,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City.
‘Magnifica Humanitas’: Reading Pope Leo’s vision between the lines Michael R. Heinlein May 25, 2026 Pope Leo XIV’s widely anticipated first encyclical on artificial intelligence is here, and it offers a clear path forward to one of the most pressing challenges of our age. But the 42,000-word “Magnifica Humanitas” also serves as a formal launching point for Pope Leo’s vision for contemporary application of Catholic social teaching.
Pope urges humanity to build civilization of love in digital world Carol Glatz May 25, 2026 At a time when digital technologies are developing at a rapid and unpredictable pace, every single person must decide if she or he will be: a passive bystander; an unhelpful commentator; an avaricious architect of a new “Tower of Babel”; or a patient, hope-filled builder of a “civilization of love,” Pope Leo XIV said in his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas.”
What the pope’s new encyclical on AI Is asking of you Charlie Camosy May 25, 2026 Many have heard that this new technology threatens to displace all sorts of workers, but such a threat, as real and profound as it is, is by no means the only one.
Flannery O’Connor: Southern writer made Catholic vision ‘apparent by shock’ Russell Shaw May 23, 2026 Flannery O’Connor was not an evangelist. She was an artist, one of the most gifted American fiction writers of the 20th century. But a profoundly Catholic theological vision informs her art, giving her stories resonance and depth that sound deep — and sometimes deeply disturbing — spiritual chords.
When Life’s Impossible, Talk to St. Rita Rita Buettner May 22, 2026 Sometimes you feel like you’re faced with a problem with no apparent solution. That’s when we can turn to St. Rita.
Invitation to joy Michael R. Heinlein May 21, 2026 “In the Eucharist, the mysteries of Christ’s life are all found, so to speak, concentrated in the memorial of his sacrifice and in his real presence,” Pope Leo said. “The rosary marks the rhythm of our life, continually bringing it back to Jesus and the Eucharist.”
The reality of the abortion pill Katie Yoder May 21, 2026 This is the reality of a successful abortion: It always ends at least one life. And when we know that, perhaps we can also see that abortion demands a response. This is why thousands of pregnancy centers nationwide provide free services to pregnant and parenting women in need.
