Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on the horizon June 9, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of June 21, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
New plan, other developments move forward in archdiocesan bankruptcy process June 8, 2026By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Bankruptcy, Feature, Local News, News The Archdiocese of Baltimore submitted a second revised form plan June 5 to settle its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, increasing the amount proposed to $246 million to settle civil claims from decades of child sexual abuse by clergy or employees of the Church.
In Washington, National Eucharistic Pilgrimage includes national blessing, downtown procession June 8, 2026By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Eucharist, Feature, News, World News While flashy events are planned in the U.S. capital for the Independence Day weekend, a prayerful commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary unfolded June 5-6 as the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage came to Washington to renew and deepen faith in Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
Radio Interview: Nurturing faith in young hearts June 8, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Youth Ministry Drawing on more than two decades of youth ministry experience, Christopher Wesley discusses how parishes can help young people find belonging, purpose and identity, while encouraging parents to build strong faith-centered communities around their families.
Local Catholic leaders reflect on Pope Leo XIV’s vision for AI June 8, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: AI, Feature, Local News, News, Schools As Catholics continue to absorb Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, one takeaway stands out to Deacon Frederick “Fritz” Bauerschmidt: the pope is trying to help the church understand a technological revolution while it is still unfolding.
Pope Leo highlights faith’s role in Europe’s soul as he shares stage with Antonio Banderas June 8, 2026By Ines San Martin OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Hours after celebrating Mass for an estimated 1.5 million people and leading a Corpus Christi procession through the streets of Madrid, Pope Leo XIV found himself in a very different setting.
US State Department awards CRS a disaster response assistance grant June 8, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The U.S. Department of State announced June 5 that a $240 million grant in humanitarian and disaster response assistance, the first of a series of such grants, will be made to Catholic Relief Services, the overseas relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic Church.
Movie Review: ‘Backrooms’ June 8, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “Backrooms” (A24) is that rarity among contemporary horror films, an intelligent and unsettling psychological study that doesn’t substitute wallowing in blood for the work of evoking real chills. While the movie is mostly free of graphic imagery, however, it does include some briefly intense mayhem.
Pope Leo XIV calls defense of life the measure of a nation’s moral greatness in landmark parliament speech June 8, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News In a sweeping address to the Spanish parliament, Pope Leo XIV delivered a forceful defense of the dignity of every human life, declaring that its protection is not a partisan issue but “a goal of civilization,” while addressing the issues of abortion, migration, freedom of conscience, the seal of confession and the Church’s role in public life.
From Catonsville to Uganda, faith and loss inspires mission of hope June 8, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News When Ann Bartlinski was in Uganda in January 2025, visiting and delivering food to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Masaka, she saw a mother with a very sick child.
Pope Leo’s Corpus Christi Mass and procession in Madrid draws 1.2 million June 7, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News More than 1.2 million people filled the streets of Madrid as Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass and led a Eucharistic procession through the heart of the Spanish capital June 7 for the solemnity of Corpus Christi, the liturgical feast celebrating the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
Pope Leo arrives in Spain, urges end to polarization and ‘renewed fidelity to the Gospel’ June 6, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV arrived in Spain June 6, invoking Saints Teresa of Ávila, John of the Cross and Ignatius of Loyola as spiritual guides for the polarized country as it navigates profound social tensions.
