Archdiocese of Baltimore’s discernment retreat supports vocations Survey: National Eucharistic Revival rekindled faith and outreach, but challenges remain St. Mary’s Seminary names Father Shawn Gould as next rector Report: More than 388 million Christians worldwide face ‘high levels’ of persecution U.S. bishops praise DHS policy change on wait times for religious worker visas Local News Archdiocese of Baltimore’s discernment retreat supports vocations Gerry Jackson January 16, 2026 More than two dozen potential candidates for the seminary had a weekend-long opportunity Jan. 9-11 in a supportive group setting to consider their vocational calling at the archdiocese’s annual men’s discernment retreat. St. Mary’s Seminary names Father Shawn Gould as next rector Catholic Review Staff January 15, 2026 Sulpician Father Shawn D. Gould has been named by his society’s provincial council as the next president-rector of St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Roland Park, effective July 1. Catholic Review sponsoring pilgrimage to Marian sites in Europe Catholic Review Staff January 15, 2026 Catholic Review Media will coordinate a pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes and Barcelona Oct. 25-Nov. 4 to see apparition sites in Portugal and France, as well as Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona. Sister Christina Christie, former Anglican nun who led her community into the Catholic Church, dies at 94 George P. Matysek Jr. January 15, 2026 Sister Christina Christie, a former Anglican nun who played a pivotal role in guiding her Catonsville-based women’s religious community into full communion with the Catholic Church, died Dec. 5. She was 94 and had been a member of the Society of All Saints Sisters of the Poor for 59 years. More Local News World News Notre Dame’s $50M grant aims to bring faith-based ethics to AI future in big way Kimberly Heatherington January 17, 2026 The University of Notre Dame recently received from the Lilly Endowment a $50.8 million grant — the largest given by a private foundation in the school’s history — to support the DELTA Network, a faith-based approach to AI ethics launched in September 2025. Notre Dame reports success of guaranteed basic income program — will it go national? Kimberly Heatherington January 17, 2026 Guaranteed basic income, also known as universal basic income, is one of the more contested threads in America’s social safety net — the network of state and federal government programs designed to insulate citizens from economic hardship. Capuchin friar who was one of last people with direct ties to Padre Pio dies at age 85 OSV News January 16, 2026 Capuchin Franciscan Father John Aurilia — the former assistant to St. Padre Pio whose final interview last October on the Wilmington’s Diocese’s Catholic Forum broke records as it was viewed nearly 300,000 times — died Jan. 13 in Wilmington. He was 85. Kyiv’s iconic St. Nicholas Church returns to Catholic hands for 50 years Katarzyna Szalajko January 16, 2026 After decades of legal disputes, delays and competing claims, Ukraine’s Roman Catholic community has received the right to use Kyiv’s historic St. Nicholas Church for the next 50 years, under an agreement signed with the state. More World News Commentary We can help make the impossible possible Rita Buettner January 16, 2026 Anyone along the way could have said, “No.” “Not today.” “Why should we bother?” But people said yes, If we truly believe … Christopher Gunty January 15, 2026 We need to tone down the rhetoric and see each other as people – flawed and fearful, but also hopeful and holy. God’s grace overcomes our imperfections – and the Colts reflected it in 1971 Jay Sorgi January 15, 2026 God shows us that our imperfections can become fields of second chances – moments when perseverance, mercy and shared burden accomplish what perfection never could. Christ’s prayer for unity Michael R. Heinlein January 15, 2026 Since the Second Vatican Council the Catholic Church has been entirely committed to ecumenism. While much of the work to accomplish unity is handled at higher levels, we each need to do our part. Question Corner: Is confession required for obtaining a plenary indulgence if there is no mortal sin? Jenna Marie Cooper January 14, 2026 It’s useful to observe that the Church presumes that one seeking an indulgence will already be in a state of grace, meaning free from unconfessed mortal sin. More Commentary Featured Video Pope Leo baptized 20 infants in the Sistine Chapel Jan. 11.
Archdiocese of Baltimore’s discernment retreat supports vocations Gerry Jackson January 16, 2026 More than two dozen potential candidates for the seminary had a weekend-long opportunity Jan. 9-11 in a supportive group setting to consider their vocational calling at the archdiocese’s annual men’s discernment retreat.
St. Mary’s Seminary names Father Shawn Gould as next rector Catholic Review Staff January 15, 2026 Sulpician Father Shawn D. Gould has been named by his society’s provincial council as the next president-rector of St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Roland Park, effective July 1.
Catholic Review sponsoring pilgrimage to Marian sites in Europe Catholic Review Staff January 15, 2026 Catholic Review Media will coordinate a pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes and Barcelona Oct. 25-Nov. 4 to see apparition sites in Portugal and France, as well as Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona.
Sister Christina Christie, former Anglican nun who led her community into the Catholic Church, dies at 94 George P. Matysek Jr. January 15, 2026 Sister Christina Christie, a former Anglican nun who played a pivotal role in guiding her Catonsville-based women’s religious community into full communion with the Catholic Church, died Dec. 5. She was 94 and had been a member of the Society of All Saints Sisters of the Poor for 59 years.
Notre Dame’s $50M grant aims to bring faith-based ethics to AI future in big way Kimberly Heatherington January 17, 2026 The University of Notre Dame recently received from the Lilly Endowment a $50.8 million grant — the largest given by a private foundation in the school’s history — to support the DELTA Network, a faith-based approach to AI ethics launched in September 2025.
Notre Dame reports success of guaranteed basic income program — will it go national? Kimberly Heatherington January 17, 2026 Guaranteed basic income, also known as universal basic income, is one of the more contested threads in America’s social safety net — the network of state and federal government programs designed to insulate citizens from economic hardship.
Capuchin friar who was one of last people with direct ties to Padre Pio dies at age 85 OSV News January 16, 2026 Capuchin Franciscan Father John Aurilia — the former assistant to St. Padre Pio whose final interview last October on the Wilmington’s Diocese’s Catholic Forum broke records as it was viewed nearly 300,000 times — died Jan. 13 in Wilmington. He was 85.
Kyiv’s iconic St. Nicholas Church returns to Catholic hands for 50 years Katarzyna Szalajko January 16, 2026 After decades of legal disputes, delays and competing claims, Ukraine’s Roman Catholic community has received the right to use Kyiv’s historic St. Nicholas Church for the next 50 years, under an agreement signed with the state.
We can help make the impossible possible Rita Buettner January 16, 2026 Anyone along the way could have said, “No.” “Not today.” “Why should we bother?” But people said yes,
If we truly believe … Christopher Gunty January 15, 2026 We need to tone down the rhetoric and see each other as people – flawed and fearful, but also hopeful and holy.
God’s grace overcomes our imperfections – and the Colts reflected it in 1971 Jay Sorgi January 15, 2026 God shows us that our imperfections can become fields of second chances – moments when perseverance, mercy and shared burden accomplish what perfection never could.
Christ’s prayer for unity Michael R. Heinlein January 15, 2026 Since the Second Vatican Council the Catholic Church has been entirely committed to ecumenism. While much of the work to accomplish unity is handled at higher levels, we each need to do our part.
Question Corner: Is confession required for obtaining a plenary indulgence if there is no mortal sin? Jenna Marie Cooper January 14, 2026 It’s useful to observe that the Church presumes that one seeking an indulgence will already be in a state of grace, meaning free from unconfessed mortal sin.
