Evangelization Lab helps churches bring digital travelers to the Catholic faith October 2, 2026By Jay Sorgi OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, World News Evangelization Lab, which Dallas-based José Manuel de Urquidi founded, aims to find answers and empower parishes, dioceses and other Catholic organizations with the tools they discover.
Fallece a los 82 años el diácono Carlos Morales, quien sirvió a la Iglesia en Puerto Rico y Maryland October 1, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español El diácono Carlos Morales, cuyo ministerio incluyó su labor como decano de estudiantes en una universidad, conductor de radio y autor, y quien acompañó a miles de personas en su fe, falleció de cáncer de hígado el 22 de septiembre en Edgewood. Tenía 82 años.
Deacon Carlos Morales, who served Church in Puerto Rico and Maryland, dies at 82 October 1, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon Carlos Morales, whose ministry included work as a university dean of students, radio host and author, and who accompanied thousands of people in their faith, died of liver cancer Sept. 22 in Edgewood. He was 82.
Vatican history commission working to preserve truth in the AI age, says new US member September 27, 2026By Jay Sorgi OSV News Filed Under: AI, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has added one of America’s leading Catholic educators with expertise in the connection between history and the faith to a key pontifical commission focused on preserving truth, at a time when the Holy Father is warning of how a failure to accurately understand history could lead to a politically and technologically more dangerous future for the world.
Relics of St. Bernadette will come to Archdiocese of Baltimore in late September September 10, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints Catholics throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore will receive their second opportunity in less than five years to encounter, venerate and pray with the relics of a saint who has led countless Catholics to Christ through the Blessed Mother. A reliquary of St. Bernadette will make visits to three sites within the archdiocese in September, some of the earliest parts of a national journey the relics will take in the next 12 months.
Betty Contino, a giant in empowering Baltimore’s Catholic school students, dies at 81 September 8, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Schools Betty Contino, a diminutive-yet-larger-than-life presence in Baltimore education and longtime chairwoman and chief executive officer of the Women’s Education Alliance (WEA), died Aug. 31 at 81. Through WEA, she helped thousands of students attend Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, while also supporting teachers, school leaders and the broader needs of the schools she served.
Catholic schools are building for the future August 21, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools Catholic schools across the Archdiocese of Baltimore are investing in new classrooms, athletic facilities, gathering spaces and student commons designed to strengthen academics, faith formation and community life. Here are some examples of the larger projects underway.
Fire damages building used for youth activities at St. Joseph, Fullerton August 13, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News The damage was extensive, but so was the gratefulness that no one was hurt after what parish and archdiocesan leaders suspect was an Aug. 10 lightning strike which led to a fire within a building on the campus of St. Joseph in Fullerton.
Redemptorists’ Baltimore Province will become part of new North American province August 13, 2026By Jay Sorgi Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Saints The Redemptorists’ Baltimore Province is about to become part of a much larger province, combining with Redemptorist communities in Denver, Mexico and Vietnam as the order reorganizes its North American mission. But the change in structure is not expected to end the Redemptorists’ presence in Baltimore.
1776-era vespers in Philadelphia transport Catholics to connect faith with American Revolution July 28, 2026By Jay Sorgi OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Feature, News, World News They stood feet from Philadelphia’s Ben Franklin Bridge as cars and commuter trains blared by, yet about 300 Catholics encountered a night of Catholic faith that looked, sounded and felt like what Benjamin Franklin might have experienced in 1776, and some of his fellow Founding Fathers of the United States of America actually did.
Deacon John ‘Happy Jack’ Martin dedicated life to delivering faith, smiles April 3, 2026By Jay Sorgi Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Deacon John Martin, who served many years at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Baynesville, died March 25. He was known for his compassion and warmth.
School Sisters of Notre Dame sell Villa Assumpta to Baltimore senior housing nonprofit March 26, 2026By Jay Sorgi Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News Villa Assumpta, the longtime regional motherhouse for the School Sisters of Notre Dame, will be redeveloped into a nonprofit continuing care community for senior living.
