12 saints who were also mothers May 6, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News “The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment and to thank God for what he sends us each day.” This wise insight seems like something a good mother would say — and in this case, one did. It’s a gem from St. Gianna Molla, a Catholic wife, physician and mother who died in 1962 after selflessly prioritizing her unborn baby’s health over her own during a difficult pregnancy.
From his shrine to hers: ‘Mini-Camino’ walks from St. Joseph to Our Lady of Champion May 6, 2026By Patricia Kasten OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marian Devotion, News, World News They walked over bridges and along rivers. They walked through cities and across farmland. They walked past apartments and colleges as frost dusted the morning grass.
Meet the permanent deacons to be ordained May 9 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen May 6, 2026By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: deacons, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Archbishop William E. Lori will ordain 14 men to the permanent diaconate during a 10 a.m. Mass May 9 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. A permanent deacon differs from a transitional deacon in that he is not later ordained to the priesthood.
Trump renews attacks on Pope Leo over Iran war, accuses him of endangering Catholics May 5, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News President Donald Trump on May 5 continued his series of social media and verbal attacks on Pope Leo XIV, accusing him in a radio interview of “endangering” Catholics through his opposition to the Iran war.
‘We have to protect creation’: At Spanish convent, Franciscan sisters breed rare giant rabbit May 5, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Sister Consuelo Peset Laudeña’s morning routine is not what one would typically expect from an abbess. Before prayers and breakfast, she heads to inspect, one by one, cages housing 35 giant rabbits and their young inside the Convent of St. Anthony of Padua in Central Spain.
La Renovación Carismática Hispana atrae al arzobispo Lori a la sesión de formación May 5, 2026By Aline Behar Kado Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español, Hispanic Ministry Música animada se escuchaba desde el estacionamiento del Sisters Academy de Baltimore en Lansdowne el 2 de mayo, cuando casi 100 líderes laicos de parroquias de todo Maryland involucrados en el Movimiento de Renovación Carismática Hispana dieron la bienvenida al arzobispo William E. Lori, quien asistió por primera vez a una de sus sesiones de formación.
Hispanic Charismatic Renewal draws Archbishop Lori to Baltimore formation session May 5, 2026By Aline Behar Kado Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News Spirited music could be heard from the parking lot of Sisters Academy of Baltimore in Lansdowne May 2 as almost 100 lay leaders from parishes across Maryland involved in the Hispanic Charismatic Renewal Movement welcomed Archbishop William E. Lori, who attended one of their formation sessions for the first time.
Catholic Charities new intergenerational center provides varied community services May 5, 2026By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News Neighbors, families and civic dignitaries got their first good look inside the Carolynn E. Fugett Intergenerational Center May 1, as the West Baltimore Catholic Charities center held an open house at the new $35 million facility.
In the garden May 5, 2026By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Commentary It’s spring. Let’s take our prayer to the gardens where we hear the voice of someone who promises never to leave us alone, and who calls our name in the shadowy dawn.
Question Corner: Can a Catholic date a person whose marriage has not been annulled or is this a sin? May 5, 2026By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life, Question Corner Our belief in the absolute permanence of marriage is rooted in what Jesus himself taught us in St. Matthew’s Gospel…
National shrine planned to honor Venerable Augustus Tolton in western Illinois May 5, 2026By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News The first publicly recognized Black Catholic priest in the United States — who has already had 40 potential miracles through his intercession investigated — is now getting his own national shrine in western Illinois where he grew up and once served.
Historic Catholic church in Mozambique destroyed in ‘scene of terror’ by Islamic extremists May 5, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News A Catholic church in northern Mozambique was targeted in an attack by the Islamic State group that has carried out attacks against Christians and Muslims in the country since 2017.
