Faith journeys enrich religious communities October 16, 2025By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations For four with ties to the Archdiocese of Baltimore, discernment unfolded differently, yet with the same joy – leading them to serve God in religious communities around the country.
New saints highlight power of faith amid spiritual, personal challenges October 16, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News When Pope Leo XIV raises three women and four men to the altar Oct. 19, he will canonize a diverse group of religious and lay men and women, all bound by the virtue of holding on to their faith amid personal, spiritual, and external challenges.
God will provide October 15, 2025By Father Scott Fyall OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Vocations Anyone who has had a loved one diagnosed with cancer knows how painful and scary it is. Yet, in that moment and throughout my four years in Rome, the Holy Spirit placed a resounding message in my heart: God will provide.
Movie Review: ‘Roofman’ October 15, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews With its adroit blend of drama and comedy, the fact-based film “Roofman” (Paramount) effectively evokes a wide range of emotions. While the movie’s underlying values are mostly in order, however, a combination of restrictive elements — including some wayward behavior it briefly showcases — point to a strictly mature viewership.
Pope recommends ‘Litany of Humility’ for church officials October 15, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The “Litany of Humility,” which often is attributed to Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val, “outlines a model that is valid for all those who exercise responsibilities in the church,” Pope Leo XIV said.
From Poland with love: Pope Leo reins in a royal Arabian gift October 15, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Vatican, World News At his Wednesday morning general audience, Pope Leo’s face lit up with an unusually bright smile receiving a unique donation: Proton, a purebred Arabian horse from a prestigious Polish stable.
Father Szymkowiak, former Redemptorist pastor in Baltimore, dies at 88 October 15, 2025By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Redemptorist Father Gerard John Szymkowiak, a former pastor of St. Michael in Fells Point and Sacred Heart of Jesus-Corazón de Jesus in Highlandtown who was known for his attention to liturgy and his hardworking spirit, died Oct. 3. He was 88.
All Saints Day Behavioral Health Retreat connects parents in West Baltimore October 15, 2025By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News In its quests to meet the needs of parents in West Baltimore, New All Saints Parish will host its All Saints Day Behavioral Health Retreat Nov. 1.
Father Dornic, Byzantine Rite parish founder, dies at 94 October 15, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Obituaries A funeral Mass was offered Oct. 11 for Byzantine Rite Father Ivan Dusan Dornic, the founder of St. Mary’s Assumption Byzantine Catholic Church in Joppa. Father Dornic, who once ministered at St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church in East Baltimore, died Sept. 27. He was 94.
The life of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, 130 years after his birth October 15, 2025By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Evangelization, Saints Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is remembered as one of the most influential and innovative evangelists in American history. Once dubbed “God’s microphone,” Sheen announced God’s truth in a nonconfrontational, yet no less life-giving, manner to untold millions through radio, print and television.
Jesus provides sustenance, not ready-made answers, pope says October 15, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Power, possessions and rank do not satisfy the deep desire for real meaning in life, Pope Leo XIV said.
Question Corner: In families involved in occult practices, does baptism free their infants from such things? October 15, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Besides the rite of major exorcism, the church also has several “minor exorcisms” in her treasury of prayers. A minor exorcism is a prayer for protection against and deliverance from evil spirits which can be prayed by any priest in scenarios other than demonic possession.
