A Gift and a Connection to the Past July 13, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Earlier this year, my husband John mentioned that his cousin Terri had something she wanted to give to me. He showed me a photo of a sculpture that included statues of St. Rita of Cascia and St. Therese of Lisieux.
Father Herman Benedict Czaster, former Curley teacher, dies at 86 July 13, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Conventual Franciscan Father Herman Benedict Czaster was offered July 10 at St. Adalbert in Elmhurst, N.Y. Father Czaster died July 6. He was 86.
Loyola University Maryland graduate ordained Jesuit priest July 13, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Jonathan Pennacchia, a 2014 graduate of Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, was ordained a Jesuit priest June 14 at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York City.
Sister Ann Belz dies at 88 July 13, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass for Sister Ann Belz of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, was offered July 9 at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Dunmore, Pa. Sister Ann (formerly Sister Mary Lourdes) died July 4. She was 88.
Expert discusses serious harms of smartphones for children and how to limit their use July 11, 2025By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Worried your kids are spending too much time on their smartphones? Beyond the time-wasting concerns, recent studies show frequent smartphone usage is linked to mental health issues, addiction and more.
Movie Review: ‘Superman’ July 11, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews In the spring of 1938, when the figure of Superman made his first appearance in the pages of DC’s “Action Comics #1,” President Franklin Roosevelt’s efforts to combat the Great Depression via the New Deal were at their height. There had as yet been only one world war and Lou Gehrig was still playing for the New York Yankees.
Judge blocks Trump birthright citizenship order as part of class action lawsuit July 10, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News A federal judge on July 10 placed a new, temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s executive order to end the practice of birthright citizenship as part of a class action lawsuit, a different legal procedure after the Supreme Court previously limited the ability of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions.
Ukraine religious leaders issue ‘desperate cry’ to world to end Russia’s war July 10, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Ukraine’s religious leaders have issued a “desperate cry” to the global faith community, pleading for international action in ending “the humanitarian and spiritual catastrophe” resulting from Russia’s war on their nation.
Pope Leo wears Chicago-made vestments to July 9 ‘care of creation’ Mass July 10, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Vestments worn by Pope Leo XIV and his concelebrants July 9 at the first Mass “for the care of creation” were made by a firm in his hometown of Chicago.
Movie Review: ‘Sorry, Baby’ July 10, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews It’s too simplistic to refer to “Sorry, Baby” (A24) as a #MeToo movie. Yet the film is topical as well as important and compelling.
ICE deports Iowa parishioner to Guatemala homeland as supporters pray for his release July 10, 2025By Barb Arland-Fye OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Hours after a July 6 prayer vigil that Bishop Dennis G. Walsh of Davenport, Iowa, led for immigrant construction worker Pascual Pedro Pedro, Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities deported the 20-year-old West Liberty, Iowa, parishioner to Guatemala, his homeland.
Come away and rest awhile July 10, 2025By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Uncategorized Vacation time is upon us again. Many people are making their getaways from the daily grind. They’re tired out by the daily routine. They’re looking for an escape from stress. Maybe for cooler temperatures.
