Florida Catholic bishops push back on state AG’s threat to participation in school voucher program August 18, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The Catholic bishops of Florida issued a staunch defense of their ability to determine policies for Catholic schools after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent them a letter demanding that Catholic schools in the Sunshine State adopt religious exemptions to vaccine requirements or risk their ability to participate in the state’s school voucher program.
The day O.J. Brigance testified that every life has value August 18, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Respect Life, Sports, The Narthex Brigance, who died Aug. 17 at age 56, was largely incapacitated by ALS and unable to speak without the aid of a computerized voice. Addressing lawmakers considering the legalization of physician-assisted suicide, he spoke passionately about the value of life.
USCCB’s education director reflects on Catholic school landscape as school year begins August 18, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, World News With a new school year on the horizon, OSV News asked John DeJak, director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Catholic Education, to provide an overview of Catholic education in America. As a former teacher and administrator who has served in both diocesan and independent schools since the late 1990s, DeJak is uniquely positioned to assess the state of the nation’s approximately 5,800 Catholic schools, which educate nearly 1.7 million students. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
San Antonio priest laicized, excommunicated after calling Popes Francis and Leo ‘usurpers’ August 18, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A priest of the Archdiocese of San Antonio who was “found guilty of schism” has been removed from the clerical state and excommunicated, according to the archbishop of the archdiocese.
Pope offers prayers for Zimbabwe ferry disaster as death toll passes 90 August 18, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV sent condolences to the families of the victims of a tragic ferry accident in Zimbabwe that has killed over 90 people.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on the horizon August 18, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of Aug. 30, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
Los líderes hispanos aprenden a construir juntos un ministerio más fuerte August 18, 2026By Aline Behar Kado Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español Hace veinte años, la misa en español del miércoles por la noche en Christ the King en Glen Burnie reunia tan solo 10 personas. Hoy, la comunidad hispana de allí y de la vecina St. Bernadette en Severn llena tres misas cada fin de semana, un crecimiento que ha aportado nueva energía, aunque también unos dolores de crecimiento a los ministerios del pastorado.
Question Corner: What is the Catholic Church’s current stance on Freemasonry? August 17, 2026By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Could you clarify the Church’s current stance on Freemasonry? Some seem to think that these days it’s “no different than belonging to Rotary” or any other service club. The local church has parishioners that belong to the local Masonic lodge.
Pope calls for end to West Bank violence, pursuit of two-state solution August 17, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Warning against increased violence in the West Bank, Pope Leo XIV urged world leaders to decisively pursue an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.
Pope ‘saddened’ by devastation in Indonesia following earthquake August 17, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV conveyed his solidarity with the people of Indonesia after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s eastern coast, triggering a tsunami warning and leaving thousands displaced in the aftermath.
Radio Interview: An American Martyr – The Legacy of Blessed Stanley Rother August 17, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, Radio Interview, Saints In this episode of Catholic Review Radio, Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty interviews Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda, promoter of the canonization cause of Father Stanley Rother, a priest from Oklahoma who became a martyr in Guatemala.
Movie Review: ‘The End of Oak Street’ August 17, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Gosh darn those pesky wormholes! One day, you’re living in the safety of an early 1980s suburb and the next you find that your entire neighborhood has somehow been transported to the era when dinosaurs roamed — and ruled — the Earth.
